Order No. 267 of the Ministry of Natural resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on fishing gear marking. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Registration Fishing gear/fishing method Marking/identification Fishery management and conservation Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract Fishing gear used for industrial fisheries must be registered and have identification marking. Marking symbols must be produced at the request of the Fishing Inspection for the subsequent distribution among district fishing inspections. District fishing inspections shall register fishing gear marking symbols in special register. Fishing gear marking symbol shall have the form of rectangular plate measuring 30 x 14 mm manufactured from non-corrosive metal and shall have serial number corresponding to the regional abbreviation. Fishing gear marking symbol shall be fixed at the fishing gear in the established place and shall be sealed: 1) for the sweep-nets at the upper right wing; 2) for nets between the third and the fourth fishing floats; 3) for traps at the upper side of the mouth. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com