Agreement on fisheries between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation

This agreement will be in force for five years, but if the involved parties shall not declare its termination within six months from the expiration date, the present agreement shall be automatically renewed for an additional five years. Since the Caspian Sea is a unique ecosystem, both Governments of Iran and Russia shall cooperate in the following areas: increasing live resource breeding and exploitation; management of Caspian Sea environmental issues; extending cooperation to fish products trading in the global markets; evaluating the impact of traditional fishing in both countries on the coastal fishermen communities; implementing common scientific research for optimal preservation and breeding of the Caspian Sea live resources in order to increase them.For the purpose of instituting a permanent legal and economical situation in the Caspian Sea, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation agreed on the following objectives: preservation of sturgeon and rare fish species reserves; regulation and control of sturgeon fishing; reduction of accidental sturgeon fishing; prohibition of sturgeon and other migrant fish on ships; cooperation in preserving and managing fish reserves in Caspian Sea and penalties for smugglers according to their respective national laws and regulations; cooperation in creating up-to-date production units, scientific experts exchange and common training programs; fish breeding in international and national waters, control on sturgeon breeding; cooperation in breeding new animal and plant species on both sides of the Caspian Sea; sturgeon global market analysis to achieve quality, harmonize price and plan successful marketing strategies.