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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.

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