State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine
The State Agency for Fisheries was established to implement the state policy in the fish industry of Ukraine. From 1994 to 1997 it served as a governmental ministry in the Cabinet of Ukraine. It supervises the protection, use and reproduction of aquatic biological resources, the regulation of fisheries, maritime safety of fishing fleet vessels and to exercise its powers in the cases established by Ukrainian legislation on the territory of Ukraine in the exclusive (maritime) economic zone and on the continental shelf of Ukraine, as well as in the exclusive economic zones (in the  fishing zones) of other states and in open ocean areas that are under the jurisdiction of international organizations on fisheries management, as well as in those that are outside of any jurisdiction according to the international agreements agreed to by Ukraine. One of the main tasks of the agency is submission of proposals concerning the state policy in the fisheries field and fishing industry, protection, use and reproduction of aquatic bio-resources, regulation of fisheries and maritime safety of fishing fleet vessels to the Minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine. History. The Ministry of Fisheries of Ukraine was  established on 30 October 1994 in order to develop and implement a unified state policy on the development of fisheries and improving management of the sector. On 25 July 1997, the State Fishery Committee of Ukraine was established, succeeding the Ministry of Fisheries of Ukraine. On 15 March 2000, the Ukrainian government created the State Department of Fisheries within the Ministry of Agriculture. On 2 November 2006, the State Fishery Committee of Ukraine, a central executive body, was created. Its activities are directed and coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine through the Minister of Agrarian Policy. By the  Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 24 January 2007 (№ 42 "On approval of the State Committee for Fisheries of Ukraine") the State Committee for Fisheries of Ukraine was established. Finally, the Decree of President Viktor Yanukovych of 16 April 2011 ("On the State Agency for Fisheries of Ukraine") established Derzhrybahentstvo of Ukraine as a central executive body, whose activities are directed and coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers through the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. On 8 April 2015, Yarema Kovaliv was appointed the Chairman of the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine  by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Activity of an Agency. In 2015, the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine began the large-scale deregulation: cancellation of 7 permitting documents, which created the basis for corruption; development of the aquaculture and mariculture; prohibition of the industrial fishing in the Dnieper river in Kyiv. The State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine started the reformation of fish protection authorities, whose quality of work was the reason for public distrust of the department. The State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine has started to create a new authority, fishing patrol. In Kyiv a fishing  patrol was started in December 2015. More than 2,000 profiles were received. As a result of the selection, which included four stages, 47 candidates were selected. On 16 June, the first fisheries protection patrol started its work. During 2016–2017, the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine planned to announce selection to fishing patrol in other regions of Ukraine.