Resolution No. 125/1 of 1999 prohibiting to fish whales, seals and marine turtles. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 46, 30 September 1999, pp. 2724-2725. Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Bycatch Marine fisheries Protection of species Fishery management and conservation Marine mammals Animal welfare Turtles Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Abstract This Resolution decrees the categorical prohibition to fish whales, seals and turtles along the Lebanese coasts. Animals caught unintentionally must be released in the same place as the catch. Furthermore, prohibiting to sell, buy, use and trade in the products of the aforementioned animals. Full text Arabic