On the effectiveness of measures to prevent illegal harvest (catch) of aquatic biological resources

Introduction: Today, in the life of Russian society, issues related to the possibility of preserving and increasing ecological systems are acquiring special relevance. The preservation of aquatic biological resources before law enforcement agencies is set as one of the priority tasks, since the effect of its implementation affects the economic security of the country. This is due to the fact that over the past two decades, the catch of valuable fish species in the Volga River and the Caspian Sea has decreased many times. A significant depletion of water resources is also noted in other regions, especially in the Far East. In this regard, the article discusses the legal framework for the prevention of illegal extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources. The general directions of crime prevention in the investigated by the author sphere of illegal activity on illegal extraction (catch) of fish resources and prevention of their destruction are proposed. The most promising directions for the prevention of these torts are highlighted. Materials and Methods: the normative basis of the study is the Constitution of the Russian Federation, criminal and criminal procedure legislation, regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. The methodological basis of the study was the general dialectical method of scientific cognition, as well as methods of logical deduction, induction, cognitive methods and methods of observation, comparison, analysis, generalization and description. Results of the Study: made it possible to clarify and summarize certain provisions regarding the effectiveness of criminal law in combating crime and its certain types. Findings and Conclusions: the obtained results of the study of the criminal legal aspects of the problem under consideration allowed us to draw a number of conclusions: 1) under the prevention of crimes in the field of illegal extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources and violation of the rules for their protection, a complex of political, legal, socio-economic and organizational measures taken by the state and society should be considered preventive impact on crime of this type and its components; 2) the creation of an effective system of preventive action in this direction of combating crime requires the concentration of efforts of both state bodies and non-governmental organizations, individual citizens; 3) taking into account the foreign experience of Russia, it is necessary to ensure the development of not only an effective preventive system for the prevention of environmental crimes, but also the formation of an ecological culture among the population, directly interconnected with the state of ecology and the natural environment.