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Regional Law No. 76-Z “On fisheries and fishery management”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Yaroslavl
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Coastal zone management Artisanal fishing Non-commercial fishing Stock enhancement/repopulation
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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates fisheries and fishery management. The following types of fisheries shall be authorized on the regional territory: (a) industrial fisheries, including coastal fisheries; (b) research and control fisheries; (c) educational and cultural fisheries; (d) fisheries for fishfarming, stock enhancement and acclimatization purposes; (e) artisanal and sport fishing; and (f) other fisheries envisaged by the federal legislation (Art. 4). Citizens shall be granted the right to carry out artisanal and sport fishing, with or without release of catch to waterbodies, in the water bodies of common general use without permits and free of charge (Art. 5). Artificial stock enhancement of aquatic biological resources, amelioration of waterbodies, acclimatization of aquatic biological resources and other arrangements shall be carried out with a view of conservation of aquatic biological and fishery resources (Art. 8).

Full text
Russian
Website
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