MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE

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Tallinn 18 October 2011 No 132



The order shall be issued on the basis of paragraph 19(6) of the “Law on fishing”.


According to paragraph 131(1)(4) of Decree No 150 of the Government of the Republic of Lämmi October 2010 entitled “opportunities for commercial fishing and permitted annual catches for 2011 under a fisherman's fishing licence for fishing in the lakes of Peipsi, Läm and Pihkva and in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Liste”, 'under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation for the conservation and exploitation of fishery resources in lakes of Peipsi, Lämmi and Pihkva, Lämmi tonnes of
per year are authorised for the Republic of Estonia.
According to the information provided by the Government of the Republic in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation No 104 of 31 March 2003, entitled “Procedure for reporting data on fishing”, 559 tonnes of lats have been caught in lakes Peipsi, Lämmi and Pihkva by 17 October 2011. Thus, paragraph 131(1)(4) of Decree No 150 of the Government of the Republic of 21 October 2010, Lämmi “opportunities for commercial fishing and the annual allowable catches for 2011 under a fisherman's fishing permit for fishing in the lakes of Peipsi, Läm and Pihkva and in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Livi”, has exhausted at least 90% of the
's annual allowable catch.
Paragraph 19(6) of the Law on fishing requires the Minister for Agriculture to stop commercial fishing in waters where the annual allowable catches for that area have been exhausted by at least 90%. Commercial fishing may be suspended in respect of one or more areas, small permanent islands, gears, species of fish and fishing authorisations referred to in paragraph 13(3) of the 'Law on fishing'.

1. I shall stop fishing for lats in lakes Peipsi, Lämmi and Pihkva on the basis of a fisherman's fishing licence in the official Teadaanded as from the day following publication of the circular.

2. The circular applies to persons fishing on the basis of a fisherman's fishing licence in the lakes of Peipsi, Lämmi and Pihkva.

3. Order the publication of the circular in the Official Journal of the Ministry of Agriculture and on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture,
.


The order may be the subject of a complaint to an administrative court within 30 days of publication of the order in the Official Teadaanded of the European Communities, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Code of Administrative Procedure.


Send: Ministry of the Environment, environmental Inspectorate, Association of fishermen in the sub-basin of MTÜ Peipsi, Association of fishermen in MTÜ Peipsi, Division of Fisheries, Administration, Department of public relations.



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