Agency Name: | Federal Agency for Fishery |
Native Name: | Федеральное агентство по рыболовству (Росрыболовство) |
Seal: | Emblem of the Federal Fisheries Agency.svg |
Chief1 Name: | Ilya Shestakov[1] |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Agriculture |
The Federal Agency for Fishery[2] (Rosrybolovstvo; Russian: Федеральное агентство по рыболовству (Росрыболовство)|Federal'naya agentstvo po rybolovstvu) is a federal body that exercises oversight over fishing and marine life in waters under the territory of the Russian Federation, excluding internal seas as well as the Caspian and Azov seas.[3] It was formed on May 12, 2008 as part of Russia's Ministry of Agriculture.