Order No. 197 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on definition of the boundaries of fishfarming areas exceeding 300 ha. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Aquaculture Research Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Surface water Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Order establishes the modalities of decision/making by the Ministry of Agriculture of determination of the boundaries of fishfarming areas exceeding 300 ha. The aforesaid boundaries must be coordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Fisheries Agency and its territorial bodies, and also the regional executive body that perform determination of the aforesaid boundaries. The Ministry must take into consideration the following information: (a) area of fishfarming plot separated within waterbody; (b) information submitted by scientific research organization operating in the sphere of fishfarming and aquaculture; and (c) location of waterbody. Full text Russian Website fishnews.ru