Order No. 26 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Regulation on fishery protection bodies of the State Fisheries Agency. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Stock enhancement/repopulation Inspection Enforcement/compliance Authorization/permit Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Order establishes that fishery protection bodies subordinated to the State Fisheries Agency shall be Chief Directorate for the protection of aquatic biological resources in Kyiv, regional Departments for the protection, management and reproduction of aquatic biological resources and fishery management, Water basing management departments and territorial bodies of the State Fisheries Agency. The principal competence of the State Fisheries Agency in the sphere of fishery management shall be protection, management and reproduction of aquatic biological resources and the regulation of fisheries within the areas of its competence. State Fisheries Agency shall issue, renew, suspend, revoke and cancel fishing permits, stock enhancement and repopulation permits, permits for works in waterbodies, and shall exercise inspection and enforcement of the national legislation in the aforesaid sphere. Full text Ukrainian Website zakon5.rada.gov.ua