Governor’s Decree No. 145 on allocation of fishing areas.

The Governor, taking into consideration specificity of management of fishing water bodies and organization of fisheries therein, classifies fishing areas in conformity with the following categories: 1) column – water body or part thereof destined for catch of fish by fyke nets, invisible nets, fixed nets, sweep-nets, scrapers and hooks with bait for catch of sheat-fish; 2) stationary and seasonal fishery - an area with defined area of water and adjoining coastal zone up to 20 metres wide - towing-path destined for catch of fish by sweep nets and scrapers; 3) card-mounting fishery - an area with defined area of water and adjoining coastal zone up to 20 metres wide - towing-path destined for catch of fish by river sweep nets. Compulsory condition for obtaining industrial fisheries licence is the availability of the allocated fishing area.