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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 Trade in species Aquatic animals
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 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 and elaboration of recommendations related to the Russian national export quota of caviar; (c) cooperation with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine in the sphere of sturgeon fish species; and (d) consultations.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fishcom.ru