Regional Decree No. 8/98 validating regional special program “Stock enhancement of aquatic biological resources for the period of 2004-2008”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Astrakhan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Stock enhancement/repopulation Freshwater fishes Diadromous fish Aquaculture 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 State customer of the program is the Regional fisheries administration. The purpose and the target of the program stock enhancement of marketable fishes by means of the optimization of the conditions of natural reproduction and fattening of aquatic biological resources, and also by raising the amount of artificial reproduction. The goal is to reach the amount of fish farming of marketable fishes of 10-12 thousand tons annually by creating the conditions for sustainable operation of fish farming enterprises also by means of carrying out timely of fish farming amelioration arrangements and antiepizootic measures, rising the amount of natural and artificial stock enhancement and monitoring of ponds. The provisions of the program regard freshwater fishes and diadromous fish. Full text Russian