Order No. 206 of the State Fisheries Committee regulating fisheries in the Volga River delta, avandelta and the northwestern part of the Caspian sea. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation 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 Basin Caspian Sea Abstract This Order regulates fishing activities in the Volga River delta, avandelta and the northwestern part of the Caspian Sea, specifying prohibited fishing gear, fishing methods and fishing seasons. It authorizes ice fishing with trap nets and fishing nets with a mesh size of 55 - 60 mm. In the Volga river and avandelta, fishing with trap nets and stationary nets with a mesh size of 55 - 60 mm shall be authorized from the moment of ice break-up, but no sooner than 1 March, until 20 April. In the northwestern part of the Caspian Sea, fishing with the use of trap nets and fishing nets shall be authorized from the moment of ice break-up until 31 May and with stationary nets with a mesh size of 36 – 60 mm from the moment of ice break-up until 20 April. In the northwestern part of the Caspian Sea, fishing shall be prohibited from 1 June until 31 August. Full text Russian Website www.inpravo.ru