Regulation of coastal sea fishing (prohibition of fishing off the coasts of the Levant States under Mandate)

Type

Decision

Number

70

Date of the text

05/05/1937

Official Gazette

published in 1937

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This decree bans fishing in the coastal waters of the mandated Levantine states for vessels not holding Syrian or Lebanese nationality, starting 1 January 1938. It sets fines, short detention, and possible confiscation of the vessel for repeat violations, and refers to earlier decrees for detection and settlement proce

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1937. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.