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Order No. 220 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating model Regulation on artisanal and sport fishing, protection of aquatic biological resources and their natural habitats in the water bodies of the Russian Federation.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Freshwater fishes Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing Fishing charge Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing area 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
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the modalities of carrying out artisanal and sport fishing for proper consumption by the Russian nationals and foreigners and also protection of aquatic biological resources in the water basins of the Russian Federation and is applicable to the territory of the specified subject of the Russian Federation. Categories of water bodies destined for artisanal and sport fishing shall include water bodies for common use in which natural persons are authorized to carry out artisanal fishing free of charge, cultivated fish farming water bodies in which natural persons are authorized to carry out charged or free of charge artisanal fishing and water bodies or areas of water bodies in which artisanal fishing is prohibited. The conditions of artisanal fishing must include the following data: 1) fishing gear (the list and quantity of each single type of the authorized fishing gear and its description); 2) the list of fishing areas; 3) the list of the authorized fishes; 4) rates of catch by weight and number of fishes; 5) minimum size of fishes. Underwater fishing is a method of artisanal fishing that must be carried out in observance of the present Regulation outside recreational areas.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.dalryba.vladivostok.ru