Law. Human. Environment

The article clarifies one of the most important legal question in modern natural resources field, namely, the issue if terminological evolution of the concepts inherent to the outlined legal branch. The author investigates the development of terms that defined and still continue to shape the foundation of fish farms, special commercial fish farming. It is revealed that the legislator elaborated such terms as «aquatic living resources», «aquatic living resources of national significance», «fishery resources», «living fishery objects», «non-migratory species of aquatic living resources», «aquatic bioresources» with an aim to establish aforesaid foundation. Through the analytical method, via the comparing of the terms in their chronological order, it was concluded the following. Conducted analysis has shown there is non-systemic terminological use in the Ukrainian natural resource legislation. As a conclusion, application of the formal legal method allowed the author to highlight the main immanent parameter of aquatic bioresources.

fish farms, aquatic bioresources, aquatic living resources, fishery resources, special commercial fish farming, exploitation regime of fishery water body