Order No. 76 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the distribution of quotas for the Pacific salmon for coastal fisheries. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Coastal zone management Allocation/quota Diadromous fish Fishery management and conservation 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 regulates the distribution of quotas for the Pacific salmon for coastal fisheries among managers of aquatic biological resources. The following criteria shall be taken into consideration in the process of the allocation of quotas: (a) lack of budgetary arrears; (b) the amount of catch in accordance with the set quotas for the Pacific salmon for the previous five-year period; and (c) availability of the shore stations for the processing of the Pacific salmon. Regional executive bodies of the coastal regions shall submit annually by 20 May their proposals regarding the distribution of the aforesaid quotas to the Federal Fisheries Agency which shall validate the distribution of the quotas within a week from the date o submittal. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru