Order No. 32 of the Federal Fisheries Agency validating the Regulation on artisanal and sport fishing in the waterbodies of the Western Baltic sea. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1988 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing Protected fishing area Contract/agreement Fishing authorization 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 Basin Baltic Sea Abstract This Order establishes that all citizens shall be granted the right to carry out artisanal and sport fishing, catch of aquatic animals and collection of aquatic plants in all the waterbodies, except for protected fishing areas, fishing nurseries and fishponds, and also in other fishfarming enterprises, free of charge. Fishing inspection shall be the competent body for organization of artisanal and sport fishing by agreement with fishing and hunting associations. Terms and conditions for the use of waterbodies shall be regulated by contracts concluded by fishing and hunting associations with fishing inspection. In some waterbodies by recommendation of scientific research institutions can be authorized artisanal and sport fishing of precious marketable fish species (prohibited for catch by natural persons in accordance with Fisheries Regulation) in accordance with fishing licence issued by fishing inspection. Full text Russian Website www.boatyard.ru