Sponge Fishery Ordinances (1966-1977) (No. 48/95). Country/Territory Cyprus Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Episimi Efimerida tis Demokratias No. 2958, Supplement III(I), 3 March 1995, p. 164. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Foreign fishing Aquatic animals Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract The Sponge Fishery Ordinances (1966-1977) empower the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment to make the following prescriptions for the year 1995: a) "Open Season" means the period between the 1st May and the 30th November 1995. b) Diving groups to which sponge-fishing licenses will be granted, shall not exceed the number of three hundred (300). c) No crew member that is not a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus shall be engaged in any sponge-fishing activity. Full text Greek