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

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fishes Alien species
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 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, extraction and transportation of hydrocarbons shall be prohibited. In order to prevent the introduction of alien species it shall be prohibited to use equipment, gear and means of transport previously used in other waterbodies without prior sanitary inspection.

Full text
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