Order No. 18-05/290 of the Minister of Agriculture validating the Regulation on fishery management. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Aquaculture Sustainable use Fish products Aquatic animals Internal trade Local government Contract/agreement Liability/compensation Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force 10 calendar days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Order establishes the procedure for fishery management at fishery waterbodies and (or) parts thereof. Fishery management shall be intended performance of economic activities by natural persons and legal entities aimed at obtaining valuable fish products through the sustainable use of fishery resources and other aquatic animals, their protection, reproduction, growing, catch, processing and trade. In order to perform fishery management natural and legal persons must be in possession of: (a) decision by local government on allotment of fishery waterbody and (or) parts thereof; and (b) contract concluded in accordance with model form with local government. Fishery management shall be based upon the following principles: (a) fishery management based on an optimal combination of environmental, economic, scientific and other interests; (b) preservation of species diversity of fish and other aquatic animals, establishing regime for their use on the basis of scientific recommendations, provided for lake-commercial fishfarming; (c) separation of the right to use fish resources from the right to use waterbodies; (d) restrictions for the purpose of protection of fish stocks and rights of other users of fishery ponds; (d) mandatory state ecological expertise of biological substantiation for catch and use of fish resources and other aquatic animals; and (e) full compensation to users for damage caused to the ichtyofauna of waterbodies and their natural habitat. Full text Russian Website adilet.zan.kz References - Legislation Implements Law No. 593 of 2004 on protection, reproduction and management of wildlife. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2004 Keyword: Basic legislation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Subsidy/incentive, Aquaculture, Animal welfare, Management/conservation, Biodiversity, Wild fauna, Hunting/capture, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Endangered species, Protection of species, Trade in species Source: FAO, FAOLEX