Order No. 746 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on scientific body of CITES related to sturgeon fish species. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Diadromous fish Fish products Research Fishery management and conservation Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Order establishes that scientific body of CITES related to sturgeon fish species shall be responsible for scientific and methodological substantiation of the fulfillment of the obligation of the Russian Federation related to conservation and sustainable management of sturgeon fish species. Scientific body of CITES shall carry out the following tasks: (a) data collection, processing and storage related to sturgeon fish stocks in natural habitats and aquaculture; (b) evaluation of proposals a Full text Russian Website www.fishcom.ru