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Order No. 314 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food establishing the minimum mesh of the fishing gear for catch of Pollock in the marine fishing areas of the Far East.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea Fishing gear/fishing method Mesh Marine fishes Fishery management and conservation Maritime zone
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

The Deputy Minister, for the purpose of conservation and rational use of the pollock stocks, orders to prohibit for catch of pollock in the internal sea, territorial sea and in the EEZ of the Far Eastern fishing area of the Russian Federation the use of fishing gear manufactured of polyamide (kapron, nylon) with the internal mesh of less than 100 mm, manufactured of monothread and other fishnet materials with the internal mesh of less that 100 mm, the use of double layer trawls (stables) and the use of gear that can cover mesh or reduce its size.

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