Regional Law No. 516-OZ amending Regional Law No. 270-OZ “On fisheries and aquatic biological resources”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Amur Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing area 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 Article 12 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Boundaries of fishing area shall be defined by the authorized state regional institution in the sphere of fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources in accordance with the modalities established by the Federal Fisheries Agency. An ad hoc commission can be set up by the Regional Government for definition of the boundaries of fishing areas”. Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 270-OZ “On fisheries and aquatic biological resources”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 (2009) Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Exploration, Allocation/quota, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX