“The Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire” as a source on the history of the fishing industry in Kazakhstan in the first half of the 19th Century

The «Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire» is the most complete collection of legislative acts of the Russian Empire, arranged in chronological order. The legislative and regulatory acts published in it contain information about various aspects of the life of the country. The history of commercial fishing and the fishing industry is reflected in many ways in this source. The article examines some aspects of the history of the fishing industry on the rivers of the Caspian Sea basin related to the entry of Kazakhstan into the Russian Empire in 1822-1868. The issues of increasing the commercial value of fisheries during this period are highlighted.