Resolution No. 255/1 of 1995 regulating fishing diving sport institutes. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 50, 14 December 1995, pp. 1516-1519. Subject Fisheries Keyword Non-commercial fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Abstract This Resolution is composed of 12 articles: every diving institute, club and cooperative must respect and protect water resources (art. 1); every institute must be provided with 2 boats, 1 fixed compressor, 2 movable compressors, oxygen, first aid equipment and diving register (art. 2); the licence of the institute must be renewed every 5 years by the Minister of Agriculture (art. 3); general requirements for diving sport practice (art. 4); requirements for diving course attendance (art. 5); cost of training courses for fishermen belonging to cooperatives , given by the authorized institutes, is to be reduced by 20%. Moreover, the members of the cooperatives are obliged to refrain from using poison and explosives (art. 10). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Implements Resolution No. 254/1 of 1995 regulating fishing- diving sport. Legislation | Lebanon | 1995 Keyword: Fishing gear/fishing method, Non-commercial fishing, Fishing authorization, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX