Federal Agency for Fishery

The Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo; Федеральное агентство по рыболовству (Росрыболовство)) 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. It was formed on May 12, 2008 as part of Russia's Ministry of Agriculture.