Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on cooperation in the sphere of fisheries and sea.

The subject of the Agreement shall be cooperation in the sphere of fisheries, establishment of the terms and conditions thereof, inspection of the fishing activity, ship-building and ship repairs and also scientific research activity (art. 2). Fishing vessels can carry out fisheries exclusively in conformity with the fishing licence that must be constantly kept on board of a fishing vessel and produced at the request of the Inspection Service (art. 3). The Parties shall jointly designate and apply the system of the operational control over the state of marine aquatic living resources for the purpose of rising the efficiency of fisheries and reduction of the negative anthropogenic impact on marine environment (art. 5). The Ukraine shall render assistance to Mauritania in the following fields pertaining to the sphere of fisheries: 1) harbour infrastructure; 2) transhipment; 3) fish processing for the purpose of the improvement of value of catch (art. 7). Mauritania shall ensure fishing conditions in conformity with contracts and agreements and shall provide anchorage for the Ukrainian fishing vessels (art. 8).