Gherbal National Gazette

Decision No. 95

Establishing a Regime for Sponge Fishing

Type
Decision
Number
95
Date of the text
09/05/1939
Official Gazette
published in 1939
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
30

What it provides

This decree sets rules for sponge fishing in national territorial waters, establishing a season from June to September, reserving fishing to vessels equipped by nationals of the coastal state, limiting permitted fishing methods, and requiring prior declarations and licences for each vessel.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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