Ministerial Decree No. 962 regarding additional measures for the preservation of marine biodiversity and the defence of the national marine fisheries of the Russian Federation in the Okhotsk sea basin.

The Government of the Russian Federation decrees as follows: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Committee on Fishery of the Russian Federation are entitled to conduct negotiations with countries which fishing vessels operate in the area for the purpose of a good-will agreement on suspension of fishing till the signature of multilateral treaty on fishery in the central part of the Okhotsk sea. The purpose of this initiative is the protection of marine biodiversity in the Okhotsk sea basin. The local authorities of the Russian Federation are obliged to cease any form of assistance to foreign fishing vessels operating in the central part of the Okhotsk sea. This Ministerial Decree introduces prohibition on issuing of fishing permits in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Russia to foreign citizens and foreign fishing vessels currently (or previously) operating in the central part of the Okhotsk sea. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is entitled to make and keep up the list of fishing vessels that have committed violations of regulations on fishing in the Okhotsk sea basin. The fishing vessels in question will be excluded from access to fishing permits in Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf of the Russian Federation and will not be allowed to use Russian seaports. This Ministerial Decree contains 7 paragraphs.