Presidential Decree No. 950 “On measures to ensure the protection of marine biological resources and state control in this field”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The President decrees to entrust the Federal Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation with the task to solve the problems of ensuring the protection of biological resources of the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and of the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, as well as performance of state control in this field. The Federal Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation is authorized to form the Marine Guard within the Federal Border Guard Service of the Russian Federation for the implementation of the aforesaid tasks. Full text Russian Website pravo.gov.ru