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Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America on fisheries of king crab and snow crab

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Feb 21, 1973
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-150696)
Title (Other)

Соглашение между Правительством Союза Советских Социалистических Республик и Правительством Соединенных Штатов Америки о промысле королевского краба и крабов-стригунов

Place of adoption
Moscow
Language
Russian, English
Entry into force
Feb 21, 1973
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Exploration Crustaceans Fishing gear/fishing method International agreement-text
Abstract

Coastal states shall exercise sovereign rights over king crabs and snow crabs that are natural resources of the continental shelf (item 1). Both the Governments shall expand exploration of the stocks of king crabs and snow crabs in the Eastern area of the Bering Sea and shall annually by 30 November exchange data thereof, including assessment of maximum sustainable fisheries of the aforesaid resources (item 4). Females of king crabs and snow crabs with the shell under 15, 8 cm wide and king crabs and snow crabs with soft shell caught as bycatch must be immediately released. King crabs and snow crabs must be caught exclusively with traps (Annex).

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Website
www.government.ru

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Countries Entry into force
Russian Federation -
United States of America -