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Resolution No. 60/1 of 1995 defining the conditions for the use of drag net.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 32, 10 August 1995, p. 799.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishing gear/fishing method Marine fisheries Fishing area Seasons Fishery management and conservation
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Abstract

This Resolution is composed of 7 articles: drag net may be used only at a distance beyond 500 mt from the shoreline or gulf (art. 1); absolute prohibition to use drag seines in waters whose depth is less than 25 mt (art. 2); prohibition to use drag net between 1 July and 31 August of each year (art. 3); nets taller than 30 mt are to be considered as drag net nets (art. 4).

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