Order No. 486 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating Fisheries Regulation for the Western basin. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Coastal zone management Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Prohibited fishing area Bycatch Research Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Order regulates fisheries by the Russian legal persons and individual entrepreneurs in the inland waters, including internal sea, territorial sea, EEZ and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, and by the foreign legal and natural persons carrying out fisheries in accordance with the Russian legislation and the international agreements. It shall not be applicable to the fisheries in ponds and watered grounds of private ownership. The Western basin includes the Baltic Sea, the L Full text Russian Website www.ursn.spb.ru