Convention concerning Fishing in the Waters of the Danube - Annex: Regulations for Fishing in the River Danube and in the Waters referred to in Article 3 of the Convention
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Part I
PROHIBITED PLACES AND TIMES FOR FISHING-
Article 1
Fishing in the waters of the river Danube shall be prohibited each year for a period of thirty days between 15 April and 15 June, according to hydrometeorological conditions.
In 1958 the close period shall be from 15 April to 15 May. Thereafter the dates of the close period shall be determined by the Mixed Commission.
The Contracting Parties may by common agreement stagger the close period by sectors of the Danube, provided that such period is of thirty days duration and falls between 15 April and 15 June.
The close period for the taking of Acipenseridae and herring shall be as prescribed in article 2 below.
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Article 2
For the Acipenseridae the close period, sector by sector, shall be as follows:
- In the sector from the Black Sea to the mouth of the Prut: 15 March to 15 April;
- In the sector from the mouth of the Prut to the mouth of the Timok: 15 April to 15 May;
- In the sector from the mouth of the Timok up to Kladovo: 15 May to 15 June.
For the taking of Danube herring the close period, sector by sector, shall be as follows:
- In the sector from the Black Sea to Ceatalul Ismail: five consecutive days in the period between 15 March and 1 May;
- In the sector from Ceatalul Ismail to Vadul Oii: twenty consecutive days in the period between 1 April and 15 May;
- In the sector from Vadul Oii to the mouth of the Timok: thirty consecutive days in the period between 15 April and 1 July.
The date of each close period shall be recommended by the Fishery Research Institute of the Romanian People's Republic and shall be communicated to the Parties not later than ten days before the start of the close period.
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Article 3
In order to safeguard the passage of Danube herring and Acipenseridae in breeding condition into the Danube and the escape of the young of these species to the sea, fishing shall be prohibited throughout the year in the waters adjoining the mouth, in corridors extending laterally one kilometer on either side of the axis of each branch of the river and a distance of five kilometres out to sea.
During the period 1 June to 31 July the corridors referred to in the first paragraph of this article shall be extended laterally one additional kilometre on either side, so that each corridor covers a zone with a total width of four kilometres.
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Article 4
The taking of Black Sea salmon (Salmo trutta labrax) and Danube salmon (Salmo hucho) in the Danube shall be prohibited throughout the year.
The taking of the said salmon may be permitted solely for purposes of Pisciculture and scientific research.
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Part II
PROHIBITED TACKLE AND METHODS OF FISHING-
Article 5
The following shall be prohibited throughout the year:
1. Fishing with anchovy, sardine and herring seines in the system of the Danube and in the waters adjoining the mouth for a distance of ten kilometers out to sea, over a zone extending laterally two kilometers on either side of the axis of each branch of the river;
2. Fishing with drag-nets or trawls in the waters adjoining the mouth of the Danube;
3. The use of explosive, poisonous and narcotic substances and of firearms for the purpose of fishing in the river Danube, in any waters connected therewith (channels, lakes, estuaries or pools) and in the waters adjoining the mouth;
4. Fishing for Acipenseridae with ahana nets;
5. Fishing with fish-traps and bag-nets in the waters of the Danube shall henceforth be regulated by the Mixed Commission, which shall set a quota on such devices for each State Party to this Convention.
6. Fishing with sardine nets in lakes and estuaries between 1 March and 31 October.
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Article 6
The setting of fish barriers in canals and branches connecting the Danube with lakes in the sector between the mouth of the Danube and Kladovo shall be permitted only after the end of the spring run of fish, from 10 May to 31 October. The interval between the stakes of the barriers shall not be less than three centimetres.
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Article 7
It shall be unlawful to fish with fixed or mobile tackle which takes up more than two-thirds of the width of the Danube, its channels or branches, or to cast seines from opposite points on both banks at once.
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Part III
SIZE OF MESH OF FISHING-NETS-
Article 8
It shall be unlawful to use fishing-nets with a mesh of less than the following size (in millimetres):
1. Purse of fine-meshed seines and trawls................28
2. Purse of herring-seines and trawls..........................26
3. Sac of fish-traps............................................................25
4. Nets for catching pike-perch, bream and carp.......40
Nets for catching Danube herring.................................28
Trammel nets may be used provided that the size of the coarse mesh is not less than 50 millimeters, or for Danube herring fishing, not less than 28 millimetres.
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Part IV
SIZE OF FISH, CRAYFISH AND MOLLUSCS-
Article 9
It shall be unlawful to take, receive, sell, process or preserve fish of less than the following industrial size (in centimeters) in fresh condition:
Beluga (Huso huso)...............................................140
Russian sturgeon (Acipenser guldenstaedti).....80
Sevryuga (Acipenser stellatus)...............................75
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)...................................33
Carp (Cyprinus carpio).............................................25
Pike-perch (Lucioperca sandra).............................30
Bream (Abramis brama)..........................................20
Herring (Caspialosa pontica).................................16
Crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)..............................9
Mussel (Unio pictorum)..............................................8
Measurements to determine the industrial size of fish must be made from the tip of the snout to the base of the tail fin.
The taking of fish under the prescribed industrial size shall be permissible in a proportion not exceeding 10 per cent by number of the total catch.
The taking of Acipenser nudiventris shall be prohibited for five years from the date of entry into force of the Convention.
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Part V
GENERAL PROVISIONS-
Article 10
The acclimatization and breeding of new species of fish and other animals and of aquatic plants in the waters of the Danube to which the Convention applies may not be carried out save with the consent of the Mixed Commission.
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Article 11
The penalties for violation of these Regulations shall be prescribed by the legislation of the Contracting Parties.
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Article 12
The Mixed Commission shall have the right to fix the dates of close periods for fishing, to determine the boundaries of the sectors covered by the staggered close period for fishing provided for in articles 1 and 2 of these Regulations, and to revise and adopt decisions under articles 3, 5, 6 and 8 of these Regulations.
With the consent of the Governments of the Contracting Parties, the Mixed Commission may amend and supplement article 9 of these Regulations (on the basis of article 12, paragraph (2), of the Convention concerning fishing in the waters of the Danube).
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Article 13
The use of fishing devices harmful to the stocks of fish shall gradually be discontinued; steps to this end shall be taken as soon as possible. Consequently, beginning in 1958, there shall be no increase in the number of such devices.
The introduction of all new fishing devices and methods (use of electric current, etc.) shall be subject to the condition that they have no adverse effect on the stocks of fish.
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Article 14
With a view to the uniform interpretation of the provisions of the Convention and the Fishing Regulations, it is understood that the term "rybolovstvo" in the Russian text, the term "ribarstvo" in the Bulgarian and Serbo-Croat texts and the term "Pescuit" in the Romanian text are identical in meaning.
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Article 15
These Regulations for fishing in the river Danube shall constitute an annex to and an integral part of the Convention concerning fishing in the waters of the Danube.
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