Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Japan on some issues of fisheries Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Feb 21, 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-149898) Title (Other) Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Японии о некоторых вопросах сотрудничества в области промысла морских живых ресурсов (Москва, 21 февраля 1998 г.) Place of adoption Moscow Language Russian Entry into force May 21, 1998 Subject Fisheries Keyword Maritime zone Marine fisheries International agreement-text Fishing charge Abstract The Parties have agreed to cooperate in the sphere of marine fisheries to be carried out by the Japanese fishing vessels in the maritime zone delimited by the straight geodetic lines sequentially uniting the points having the coordinates specified in the Annex, nearby the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai and also conservation, rational management and reproduction of living resources in the aforesaid maritime zone in conformity with the present Agreement (art. 1). Marine fisheries shall be carried out in conformity with the Memorandum that shall be conclude annually and of which the Parties shall inform each other through diplomatic channels. Japan shall undertake arrangements for the ensuring of payment of the fishing charge by the Japanese organizations carrying out fisheries (art. 2). Full text Other Website www.government.ru Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Japan - Russian Federation - reset zoom out zoom in