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Order No. 328 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Fisheries Regulation for the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea basin.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Coastal zone management Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Bycatch Research Foreign fishing Fishery management and conservation
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 regulates fisheries undertaken by Russian legal persons and individual entrepreneurs in the inland waters, including internal seas, territorial seas, EEZ and continental shelf of the Russian Federation, and by the foreign legal and natural persons carrying out fishery activities in accordance with Russian legislation and international agreements. This Fisheries Regulation shall be applicable to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It regulates industrial fisheries, including coastal fisheries, and fisheries for the purpose of scientific research, educational purposes, stock enhancement and acclimatization, and artisanal and sport fishing. The Fisheries Regulation establishes: (a) the rights of fish stock managers; (b) the list of documents authorizing fisheries; (c) prohibited fishing areas; (d) fishing gear and fishing methods; (e) minimum mesh size, dimensions and rigging of fishing gear; (f) allowable bycatch of fry; and (g) allowable bycatch.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.vcom.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2004 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Marine fisheries, Artisanal fishing, Non-commercial fishing, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Fishing area, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Fishing vessel, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Fishery management and conservation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Exploration, Contract/agreement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Maritime zone, Aquatic animals, Marine mammals, Marine protected areas, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX