Regional Law No. 376-01-ZMO “On artisanal and sport fishing”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Murmansk Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing Fishing authorization Fishing charge Authorization/permit 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 Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of artisanal and sport fishing. It establishes that the aforesaid fishing can be performed either with release of catch to waterbodies or without it. Aquatic biological resources pertaining to state and municipal property shall be granted to legal persons and individual entrepreneurs for entrepreneurial activity in the form of organization of artisanal and sport fishing in accordance with contracts. Artisanal and sport fishing shall require issuance of fishing permit and payment of fishing permit fee. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su