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Order No. 47 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating the Regulation on the delimitation of fishing areas.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Territorial sea Fishing area 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 establishes the modalities for delimiting fishing areas in 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 farming, as well as for traditional community fisheries, artisanal and sport fishing if allotment of fishing areas for such purposes is required. Fishing areas shall be delimited within a defined water area of a single fishing waterbody or part thereof. Boundaries of fishing areas shall be defined using at least three points of geographic coordinates.

Full text
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