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Order No. 494 of the Ministry of Agriculture setting forth fisheries restrictions for king crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) in the Barents Sea for the period of 2015.

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 Crustaceans Research Aquatic animals 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

The Minister orders to apply in 2015 prohibition of catch of king crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) in the Barents Sea (except for scientific research and control purposes): (a) until 31 December in the territorial sea and internal sea of the Russian Federation; (b) until 14 August and from 16 to 31 December in the continental shelf of the Russian Federation except for area of the continental shelf limited to the North by 68°40'northern latitude and from the South, West and East by the external border of the territorial sea of the Russian Federation; and (c) until 31 December in the area of continental shelf of the Russian Federation limited to the North by 68°40'northern latitude and from the South, West and East by the external border of the territorial sea of the Russian Federation.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fish.gov.ru