Governmental Decree No. 987 On distribution in accordance with Part 12 of Article 31 of the Federal Law "On Fisheries and Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources" of the fishing quota (catch) of aquatic biological resources.

This Governmental Decree establishes the procedure for distribution of the quotas for catch of aquatic biological resources for the performance of industrial fishery and (or) coastal fishery in internal sea of the Russian Federation, in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation, on a continental shelf of the Russian Federation, in an Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation and the Caspian Sea, except for internal sea, the procedure for preparation and conclusion of contracts for allocation of fishery quotas, model form of the aforesaid contract, the model form of contract for allocation of fishing quotas, and the procedure for the distribution of the total allowable catch by quotas. The aforesaid fishing quotas shall include international quotas and fishing quotas for anadromous and catadromous fish species in the internal waterbodies. Quotas shall be distributed through tenders.