Regional Law No.123 of 1997 on fisheries and aquatic biodiversity. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kamchatka Document type Legislation Date 1997 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Biodiversity Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Aquaculture Artisanal fishing Allocation/quota Fishing vessel Fishery management and conservation Research Total allowable catch Stock enhancement/repopulation Fishing authorization 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 Entry into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of fisheries, management, conservation and use of aquatic biodiversity and its natural habitats, in which are involved bodies of State authority and local self-government, Russian and foreign nationals and legal persons. The provisions of the present Regional Law apply to all subjects of the relations in the sphere of management and use of water basins destined for fisheries and aquatic biodiversity pertaining to the regional property and transferred under regional jurisdiction. The document consists of 6 Sections divided into 24 artilces. Section I (arts. 1-6) lays down general provisions. Section II (arts. 7-10) establishes plenary powers of the bodies of State power and local self-government. Section III (arts. 11-17) establishes the modalities of use of aquatic biodiversity at the regional level. Section IV (arts. 18-20) regards scientific research in the field of fisheries. Section V (art. 21) regards fisheries control and contains some transitional and final provisions. Section VI (arts. 22-24) lays down transitional and final provisions. Full text Russian