Order No. 437 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on fisheries for aquaculture purposes. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Territorial sea Continental shelf EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Aquaculture 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 This Order establishes the modalities of fisheries for aquaculture purposes (fishfarming) in inland waters, territorial sea, continental shelf and EEZ of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Azov and in the Caspian Sea. It shall not be applicable to rare and endangered and protected fish species. It establishes that catch of aquatic biological resources shall be performed by legal persons or individual entrepreneurs to the amount required for ensuring conservation of aquatic biological resources and safeguarding the activity of fishfarming enterprises. Full text Russian Website www.fish.gov.ru