Order No.344 of 2001 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding validation of the Regulation on distribution of quotas for catch (harvest) of aquatic biodiversity in the internal sea, territorial sea, EEZ and continental shelf of the Russian Federation between the applicants registered within the subjects of the Russian Federation which territory is adjacent to the coastal zone.

Subject

Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Biodiversity Marine fisheries Territorial sea Continental shelf Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Authorization/permit Fishing vessel Subsidy/incentive Artisanal fishing Fishery management and conservation 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

Entry into force notes

Entry into force from the date of signature.

Abstract

President of the Federal Fisheries Committee orders to validate the Regulation. The proposals for the distribution of quotas for the next year are elaborated by the basin scientific and research councils in accordance with the administration of the subjects of the Russian Federation and must be forwarded to the Federal Fisheries Committee. The administration of the subjects of the Russian Federation must determine annually till the 1st of November and forward to the Federal Fisheries Committee for validation proposals regarding distribution of quotas among the registered users, specifying within the total allowable catch the following quotas: a) quotas for personal consumption for indigenous scanty populations of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation; b) quotas for artisanal and sport fishing; c) industrial quotas including coastal zone fishing; d) special quotas, including those for stimulation of development and support of coastal fish processing enterprises and quotas for stimulation of organizations engaged in construction of fishing vessels at the Russian shipyards. The distribution of quotas among the applicants must be carried out through tenders.

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Ministerial Decree No. 1010 of 2000 regarding quotas for fishing (harvest) of aquatic biodiversity in the internal sea, territorial sea, continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Allocation/quota, Total allowable catch, Marine fisheries, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX