Order No. 211 of the Ministry of Natural Resources establishing fish protection requirements.

This Order establishes fish protection requirements applicable to the geological exploration, prospecting and extraction of hydrocarbons in the Northern part of the Caspian Sea. The purpose of the Order shall be to protect marine biological diversity, coastal ecosystems and fish stocks in the protected area of the Caspian Sea. In the vulnerable and biosensitive spawning grounds of the precious marketable fishes and marine fauna any activity related to the geological exploration, prospecting, ext