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Statute of Fishing Inspection (1970).

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1970
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Continental shelf High seas Marine mammals Enforcement/compliance Fishing vessel Fishery management and conservation Inspection Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Maritime zone
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 issue.
Abstract

The main tasks of fishing inspection are: a. protection and reproduction of the stock of fish, fisheries regulation, enforcement of Fisheries regulations and protection of the stock of fish in the inland water basins and control over the observance of fisheries regulations by the Russian fishing vessels in the open sea, whaling regulations, as well as protection of natural resources of the continental shelf. The document consists of V Sections. Sec.I lays down general provisions. Sec.II establishes rights and duties of state fishing inspectors. Sec.III regards public fishing inspectors. Sec.IV establishes competence of fishing inspections in the process of carrying out protection of natural resources of the continental shelf. Sec.V regards uniforms and regulation firearms.

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