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Order No. 309 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regulating fisheries for scientific research, control and fish farming purposes.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Exploration Fishing area Fishing authorization Protection of species Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
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 Order requires fisheries raising protected species for research, control and fish farming purposes to be established in inland freshwater waterbodies, inland seas, territorial seas, the continental shelf and the EEZ of the Russian Federation. The specific purpose of such fisheries shall be: (a) controlling the state of aquatic biological diversity and distribution; (b) exploration of new fishing areas and fish stocks; (c) establishment of total allowable catch; and (d) elaboration and realization of measures for the conservation, rational management, reproduction and acclimatization of fishing resources. Fisheries for scientific research control and fish farming purposes shall be run according to annual plans and annual quotas set by the Government in accordance with fishing permit issued by the Federal Fisheries Committee.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.inpravo.ru