Transcript Survey of the Fish Industry in Russia Supplement to a

Survey of the Fish Industry in
Russia
Supplement to a Report
Produced by
October 2005
Written by Yury Korolev and Jon
Sigurdarson
Policy and Institutions
• After the brake up of the Soviet Union the governance
was disastrous.
• State Fisheries Committee, plagued by corruption and
scandals.
• Auction system and lack of control resulted in illegal
fishing.
• Permanent system for allocation of fishing rights
fundamental for growth
• Reforms started in 2004, Icelandic type of quota law.
• Goscomrybolovsto, the State Fisheries Committee
abolished.
• Split between policy and executive functions
• Increased transparency
Policy documents
• The Marine Doctrine of the Russian Federation of
2001 a background document for developing policy,
approved by the Maritime Collegiums, a committee of
ministers and experts, headed by the Prime Minister.
• The long-term development plan for the fisheries a
policy document for the fishing industry prepared by the
Government in September 2003
Official bodies
Ministry of Agriculture
MoA
Fisheries policy
division
Federal Veterinary
Service
Federal Agency of
Fisheries
State owned enterprises
GUP
Research institutes
Other subordinated
directorates
Veterinary Control
Directorate
Water Bio Resources
Directorate
Other directorates
Fisheries Management, Law and
Regulations
• Law on fishery and preservation of aquatic biological
resources
• permanent allocation but re-distribution every 5 years
• previous 5 year catch history
• in-shore and outside 12 miles
• federal property
• Auction of new and lost quotas 2006?
• Regulation on ITQ from Jan. 2006?
• Law on Special Economic Zones
Reform opportunities
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Quota Share Transfer
The 5 year rule
Simplification of the Institutional Framework
Nullification of outdated Decrees and Regulations.
Education and training.
Conflict between in-shore and off-shore fishing.
New vessels and technology.
WTO ?
• law and regulations that are compatible with the WTO
• trade conditions more transparent and foreseeable
• duty for fish and fish products are believed to follow the
same structure
• lower levels
• Lower duties on vessels and equipment
• Interview with Ilyasov this week, duty on processing
equipment and vessel repair lifted soon?
Other
• In-shore Fisheries , 34 metre max?
• Technical Requirements for Russian Fishing Vessels,
very similar to Iceland
• Fleet Owners, not the same as quota owners, Annex 4 a
CD disk a list of about. 150 ship-owners
• Quota Holders, public information, but in-side knowledge
needed to know relationship between companies, Annex
5, on CD,18 of the most important species.
• More information available in the Moscow Embassy