Current Issues of Improving Public Policy and Legislation in the Sphere of Use and Protection of Aquatic Biological Resources

Abstract

The article analyzes some theoretical problems related to the conceptual apparatus in the field of fishing industry development, fisheries, conservation and protection of aquatic biological resources crucial for improvement and realization of the public policy and legislation in this area. The authors provide characteristics of the fishing industry, contributing to an integrated cross-sectoral nature of regulation of relations in the field of business standards, environmental, natural resources, etc. branches of law. The relationship between the concepts of 'fishing industry' and 'fishery' is shown, their features are considered. The authors prove the necessity to eliminate inconsistencies between the content of the legal concepts 'protection', 'reproduction', 'rational use' of aquatic bioresources and conceptual approaches used when defining a conceptual apparatus in environmental and natural resources legislation. The problems of ensuring consistency of legal documents that define the goals, objectives and main directions of the public policy in this sphere, legislation and strategic planning are highlighted. The proposals for their improvement are substantiated.