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Order No. 371 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on the delimitation of fishing areas.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Territorial sea Fishing area Fishery management and conservation Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing
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 establishes the modalities for delimiting fishing areas in the inland and territorial seas of the Russian Federation. It shall not be applicable to ponds. Fishing areas shall be delimited for industrial fisheries and fish farms and for traditional community fisheries and artisanal and sport fishing if allotment of fishing areas for such purposes is required. Fishing areas shall be delimited within defined areas of a single fishing waterbody or portion thereof. The length of a fishing area shall be established along the shoreline of the fishing waterbody. Official geographic maps and schemes shall be elaborated after the delimitation of fishing areas; these shall be used by regional executive bodies in compiling the regional list of fishing areas.

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