Fisheries Regulations 1937

Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 1 Fisheries Regulations 1937 Agriculture, Nature and Environment - Animals - Fishing Contents Section 1 The Name Go 3 Section 1a Interpretation Go 3 Section 2 Licenses Go 4 Section 2a Fishing Vessel License Go 5 Section 3 Offloading of Fish from Foreign Vessels Go 7 Section 4 Prohibited Fishing Methods Go 7 Section 5 Minimum Size of Net Mesh Go 9 Section 5a Drag nets and purse seine nets for taking Kinneret Bream Go 9 Section 5c Restriction of Fishing in the Hula Nature Reserve Go 10 Section 5f Marking Fishing Gear Go 10 Section 6 Minimum Conservation Reference Size of Fish Go 10 Section 7 Examination of Fish Go 10 Section 7a Keeping a Fishing Log Book Go 10 Section 8 Areas Prohibited for Fishing Go 11 Section 8a Prohibition of Fishing Go 13 Section 9 Penalties Go 14 Section 9b Restriction of Underwater Fishing Go 15 Section 10 Restriction of Fishing in the Jordan River and its Tributaries Go 15 Section 10a Prohibition of the Destruction of Vegetation Go 15 Section 11 Restrictions on import of Live Fish Go 16 Section 12 Restrictions on Keeping Live Fish Go 16 Section 14 Submitting Reports Go 17 Section 15 Observance of the law Go 17 First Addendum Go 17 Second Addendum Go 18 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 2 Third Addendum Go 18 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 3 1. These Regulations shall be called Fisheries Regulations, 1937 1a. In these Regulations “Beach Seine” – A fishing method of deploying a net in the water and dragging it to the shore; “Set Net” - A fishing method employing a net deployed vertically in the water and weighted to the sea bed; Such as gill nets and trammel nets; “Cast Net” - A fishing method by means of casting a net. “Purse Seine” - a fishing method using a net, the bottom end of which is a ring, threaded with a cable used to draw it closed; “Trawl Fishing” - a method of fishing effected by a vessel dragging a net; “Inshore Fishing” - any fishing method detailed in these regulations, with the exception of employing a purse seine, a trawling and a pelagic long line; “The Jordan River and its Tributaries” - The Jordan River before entering and after existing Lake Kinneret, including the tributaries flowing into the Jordan River; “Jordan River System” means the Jordan River and its Basin (including Lake Kinneret and the Hula Lake) and all the rivers flowing in the Jordan River Basin; “Long Line Fishing” - multiple hooks attached at intervals to a single line; “Bottom Long Line Fishing” - a long line with the hooks resting on the sea bed; “Pelagic Long Line Fishing” a long line with the hooks floating in the water; The Name Interpretation Regulation (No. 2), 1941 Regulation -1976 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1976 Regulation -2016 Regulation 2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 4 “The Ministry” - the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; “Codend” - in a purse seine net or a trawl net - the rear part of the net in which fish collect; “From Knot to Knot” - the distance between the centers of two adjacent knots; “Lake Kinneret Rivers” - All the rivers flowing into Lake Kinneret; “Mediterranean Sea Rivers” - all the rivers flowing into the Mediterranean Sea; “Distance Fishing” - Taking fish in areas of the ocean where the State of Israel has been granted international fishing rights by being a signatory to international conventions; “Chief Fisheries Officer” - The Senior Divisional Director of Fishing and Aquaculture at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or any entity empowered by the Chief Fisheries Officer in matters concerning these regulations. 2. (1) The Chief Fisheries Officer is at liberty to issue, to the appropriate people, at his discretion, licenses to take fish (hereinafter fishing license); An application for a fishing license will be submitted to one of the offices of the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture in Tel Aviv, Haifa or Tiberias. (2) Those applying for a license are to stipulate: (a) If they were previously in possession of licences, (b) Whether they were indicted under the Fisheries Ordinance, 1937 or under any ordinance revoked in such ordinance, (c) Where they intend to take fish (geographically), (d) Which fishing method they intend to employ. (2a) A license to take fish and an application for a license to take fish, except for licenses and applications pursuant to sub sections (1)(b) and (2) of section 3 of the Ordinance, will be drawn up on a form prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer; A sample form according to this sub-regulation will be published on the Ministry’s website and can be obtained at the Ministry’s Fisheries Division offices in Beit Dagan, Haifa or Tiberias. (2b) (Expired). (3) A fee of 192.00 NIS will be levied for each fishing license, which is not a license according to subsections (1)(b) or (2) of section 3 of the Ordinance and which is not a license to take fish in private waters, nor is it a license issued to a diplomatic or consular representative of a foreign country as defined in section 3 of the Regulation -1949 Regulation -1958 Regulation (No. 2) 1959 Regulation - 1986 Regulation -1998 Notice - 2020 Regulation -1988 Licences Regulation 1998 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1949 Regulation -2016 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1976 Regulation -1976 Regulation -1949 Regulation -2011 Regulation (No. 2), -2011 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 5 addendum to the Customs, Excise and Purchase Tax Law (Repeal of Special Exemption), 1957, which were recognized by the Minister of Foreign Affairs as such; the fee for a license according to Sections (1)(b) of Section 3 of the Ordinance will be determined by the Minister of Agriculture in each individual case according to the circumstances the matter. (3a) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (3), a fee of 464.00 NIS will be levied for a fishing license in Lake Kinneret. (3b) (Deleted). (4) With the exception of an application for a license that is issued to a specific person only, three copies of the applicant’s most recent photograph (passport size) must be attached to each application for a license. (5) A license to take fish will expire on the date specified therein, but no later than one year after the date it was issued. (6) The holder of a license granted to a certain person only must submit, to the Fisheries Official in his district, the list of workers employed in taking fish and who, otherwise, would have been required to obtain private licenses and he must notify the above stated Fisheries Official of any change that applies with respect to to the workers, within seven days of the date of the change. (7) Licenses issued under these regulations will not include fishing for sponges. (8) (Deleted). (9) (Deleted). (10) The Chief Fisheries Officer will be at liberty, at his discretion, to issue a copy of a lost or destroyed fishing license; A fee of 102.00 NIS will be levied for each copy. 2a. (1) The Chief Fisheries Officer may, at his discretion, issue a license to a vessel to engage in taking fish under the conditions and limitations that he will determine. (2) An application for a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish will be submitted by the registered owner or owners of the vessel to one of the Offices of the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture in Tel Aviv, Haifa or Tiberias. (3) The application for a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish, will include the following details: (a) Full details of the vessel, including its propulsion system; (b) The geographical area in which the vessel will engage in taking fish; Regulation (No. 3) 1956 Regulation -1986 Notice - 2020 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1949 Regulation -1970 Regulation 1938 Regulation -1949 Regulation -1986 Notice - 2020 Licences for Vessels to Take Fish Regulation -1988 Regulation -1988 Regulation -1988 Regulation 2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 6 (c) The method or methods of taking fish which the vessel will employ. (4) The application and the license for the vessel to engage in taking fish will be drawn up on a form prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer; A sample form pursuant to this sub-regulation will be published on the Ministry's website and can be obtained at the offices of the Fisheries Division of the Ministry in Beit Dagan, Haifa or Tiberias. (4a) An application for a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish will be accompanied by a sailing license as defined in the Ports Regulations (Navigational Safety), 1982. (5) The validity of a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish will expire on the date specified therein, but no later than one year after the date it was issued, as prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer. (6) The license for the vessel to engage in taking fish will be kept on the vessel, whenever it is at sea and will be presented for inspection to any authorized entity, as stipulated in Section 6 of the Fisheries Ordinance, 1937. (7) A fee for a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish will be paid in new Shekels as follows: (a) For a vessel fishing with set nets in Lake Kinneret 1,210.00 (b) For a vessel employing other fishing methods in Lake Kinneret 4,760.00 (c) For a vessel fishing in the Mediterranean Sea or in the Gulf of Eilat employing inshore methods of taking fish 248.00 (d) For a vessel taking fish in the Mediterranean Sea or in the Gulf of Eilat employing the purse seine method of taking fish Or employing a long line method ............ 276.00 (e) For trawl fishing ....................................... 1,670.00 (f) For a vessel operating in distance fishing 65,630.00 (8) The Chief Fisheries Officer will be at liberty, at his discretion, to issue a copy of a license for a vessel to engage in taking fish that has been lost or destroyed; A fee of 102.00 NIS will be levied for each copy. (8a) Should the ownership of a vessel for which a license to engage in taking fish was issued, be transferred, the person who received the license may ask the Chief Fisheries Officer to transfer it Regulation -1999 Notice - 2020 Regulation - 1989 Regulation -1998 Notice - 2020 Regulation -1998 Regulation - 1989 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 7 in the name of the new owner of the vessel or to leave the license in his name and transfer it to another vessel of which he is the registered owner, provided that the transfer is made to a vessel of similar fishing capacity; The provisions of this regulation will apply to such a request. (9) A vessel using single rods for fishing will be exempt from the obligation to obtain a license for the vessel to engage in fishing, provided that the number of rods does not exceed three. 3. (1) The Chief Fisheries Officer is authorized to issue licenses for offloading fish from vessels that are not registered in Israel, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Ordinance. (2) The undertaking and the license issued according to subsection (1) of section 4 of the Ordinance, will be drawn up in a form prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer. (3) The license pursuant to this regulation will be issued for a period of one month and a fee of 1,450.00 NIS will be levied. (4) Such a license will not grant the holders the right (a) To take fish in the territorial waters of the State of Israel; (b) To offload fish on Israeli land without an import license and without payment of customs duty, to the extent that such is obliged to do so according to the circumstances of the matter. 4. (a) No person will take fish employing the following methods (hereinafter: Prohibited Methods of Fishing): (1) Employing trawl nets in the Mediterranean Sea, if the length of the codend is less than 4 meters; (2) In the Mediterranean rivers and within 100 meters of the mouth thereof, in a net, except in nets designated for fishing for mullet fry; For this matter, “fish fry” - a fish whose length from the tip of its mouth to the tip of its tail does not exceed 5 centimeters; (3) By means of a fixed net or lattice or other fixed means. In this paragraph, “Fixed” means - anchored to the sea bed for a period of 7 days or more; (4) Employing any means aimed at encouraging the movement of fish into the nets or traps, or to bring them out of hiding; (5) By employing a long line in Lake Kinneret; (6) By means of a spear gun in Lake Kinneret and in the Gulf of Eilat; (7) Artificial respiration devices for diving (SCUBA); (8) By employing a set net, should one of the following be Regulation -1998 Offloading Fish from Foreign Vessels Regulation 1949 Notice - 2020 Prohibited Methods of Taking Fish Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 8 upheld: (a) From the shores of Lake Kinneret or from the shore of the Gulf of Eilat; (b) From a vessel in Lake Kinneret, if the aggregate length of the set nets exceeds 1,000 meters; (c) From a vessel in the Mediterranean Sea or in the Gulf of Eilat, if the aggregate length of the set nets exceeds 2,000 meters; (9) By employing a firearm; (10) By employing a cast net in the Jordan River and in the Gulf of Eilat; (11) By employing an electric shock generator; (12) By employing a beach seine; (13) From a vessel by means of (a) By employing a demersal long line, the aggregate length of which exceeds 5,000 meters or the number of hooks attached thereto exceeds 1,500; (b) By employing a pelagic long line, the aggregate length of which exceeds 60,000 meters or the number of hooks attached thereto exceeds 2,000; (14) By employing trawl fishing, using a beam attached to the front part of the net, which is dragged on the seabed (“beam trawl”) or using balls, tires, wheels or other accessories, which are attached to the net and are intended to facilitate the net dragging on rocky substrates and to prevent it from getting tangled in them; (15) By employing a rod with multi barb hook (“anchor hooks”), where the hook is cast in order to snag the body of the fish (“snatching”); (16) By employing a purse seine net to take fish in the Mediterranean Sea, at a distance of less than 500 meters from the shore. (17) By employing a purse seine net to take fish in the Jordan River system, used for taking tilapia, catfish and barbus, if the length of the codend is less than 15 meters and the height is less than 10 meters. (b) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (a), the Chief Fisheries Officer may permit, for a certain applicant, for a period to be determined and in a detailed decision in writing, the use of the prohibited fishing methods listed in paragraphs 4(2), 4(3), 4(6), 4(7), 4(10), 4(11), 4(12) and 4(16) for research purposes or for the purpose of preventing damage to fish stocks. Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 9 5. (a) No person will take fish in a net if the mesh size of the net is smaller than the following: (1) In a trawl net - 22 millimeters from knot to knot or a 44 millimeters stretched mesh and in a purse seine net - 24 millimeters from knot to knot or a 48 millimeters stretched mesh; (2) In a set net employed to take fish in the Jordan River system - 45 millimeters from knot to knot. (3) In a set net employed to take fish in a place that is not the Jordan River system - 30 millimeters from knot to knot. (4) In a purse seine net to take fish in the Jordan River system, used for taking tilapia, catfish and barbus - 45 millimeters from knot to knot; (5) In any other net - 12 millimeters from knot to knot. (b) A person will not take fish in a fish or crab trap, unless the size of the mesh of the trap is 30 millimeters or more from connection to connection in all parts of the trap and a plastic label bearing the fishing license details of the owner of the trap is affixed to the buoy attached to the trap. (c) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulations (a) or (b), the Chief Fisheries Officer may permit, for a period to be determined and in a reasoned decision in writing, the use of a net or a trap that does not comply with the conditions laid down in the above stated sub regulations, for research purposes or for the purpose of preventing damage to fish stocks. 5a. (a) No person will employ a purse seine net to take Kinneret Bream in the Jordan River system, unless (1) The size of the part of the net to which the fish are concentrated next to the float line, is at least 15 meters long and 10 meters high (hereafter - strainer) and the dimensions of the net mesh are: (a) In the strainer - at least 14 mm. from knot to knot. (b) In other parts of the net - 10 mm. from knot to knot. (2) Straining the Kinneret Bream fish, the possession of which is prohibited according to regulation 6, from the net, by employing a strainer, before raising the catch out of the water. (b) The Chief Fisheries Officer may, in a reasoned decision in writing, permit the use of nets the dimensions of which is different from that specified in sub-regulation (a). 5b. (Revoked). Minimum Size of Net Mesh, Regulation - 2016 Drag nets and purse seine nets for taking Kinneret Bream Regulation (No. 2) 1954 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1998 Regulation 2016 Regulation -1998 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 10 5c. (a) No person will take fish within the boundaries of the Hula Nature Reserve, except by employing a fishing rod. (b) In this regulation, “the boundaries of the Hula Nature Reserve” means - the area the borders of which were marked with a blue line in the detailed Urban Building Plan No. 262 - Nature Reserves in the Northwest of the Hula Valley, the notification of its deposit, together with the map attached to it, was published in Publications Portfolio 517, [1957], p. 548. 5d. (Revoked). 5e. (Revoked). 5f. No person will deploy fishing gear unless he has attached to the ends of the fishing gear and to every part thereof that exceeds 500 meters in length, floats bearing flags during the day and bearing waterproof light fixture at night, which will be visible from a distance of at least 500 meters; In this matter, “fishing gear” means - a long line system, set nets and fish traps. 6. (a) No person will take fish, sell, or keep in his possession any fish of the species listed in the first addendum, the size of which is smaller than the size specified therein, measured from the tip of the fish’s mouth to the tip of its tail, when the fish is laid down; The provisions of this sub-regulation will not apply to fish with a total weight not exceeding one kilogram, caught or held for immediate use as fishing bait. (b) The provisions of sub-regulation (a) will not apply to fish caught by a fisheries official, or by a person pursuant to a written permit issued to him to this end, for the purposes of science and research, for the purpose of breeding fish or for the purpose of taking bait for fishing. (c) The Chief Fisheries Officer is at liberty to issue a permit pursuant to sub-regulation (b), with or without restrictions and conditions. (d) Should fish be taken not pursuant to this regulation, they are to be returned to the water without delay. 7. Anyone taking fish will allow a fisheries official, upon his request, to inspect the fish for research purposes and will provide full and correct details about the fishing methods of these fish and the geographical location of where the catch was taken. 7a. (1) The person in charge of the fishing vessel will maintain a fishing log (hereinafter - log), whenever the vessel is sailing; In this regulation, “the person in charge of the fishing vessel” - means the person who has been granted a license for the vessel to engage in Restriction of Fishing in the Hula Nature Reserve Regulation -1963 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Marking Fishing Equipment Regulation -1998 Minimum Size of Fish Regulation -1967 Regulation -2016 Examination of Fish Regulation - 1998 Keeping a Fishing Log Book Regulation (No. 4) 1959 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 11 taking fish pursuant to regulation 2a. (2) The log will be drawn up on a form and according to a format prescribed by the Chief Fisheries Officer; The logbook form will be given to the person in charge of the fishing vessel by a fisheries official. (3) The person in charge of the fishing vessel will only record complete and correct details in the logbook, regarding every matter that requires recording according to the form. (4) The person in charge of the fishing vessel will submit the logbook sheets, as filled out by him, to a fisheries official upon his request, and no later than 7 days from the date the request was submitted to him. 8. (1) No person will take fish in the following geographical areas: (a) in the area of water enclosed by the main and side breakwaters in Haifa, or above these breakwaters; (b) in the area of water enclosed by the sea wall in Jaffa and the adjacent rock cliffs, to the north, or above the sea wall and these rock cliffs; except according to a special license to this end issued by the Chief Fisheries Officer; (c) In the area of the Gulf of Eilat bounded by the following geographical points: In the north - the port of Eilat - N67 31 29, E30 56 34 and from this point in a straight line due east into the sea to the point N59 31 29, E48 56 34; In the south - Almog beach - N83 30 29, E60 55 34 and from there in a straight line due east into the sea to the point N72 30 29, E76 55 34; In the east - a straight line connecting the points - N59 31 29, E48 56 34 in the north and N72 30 29, E76 55 34 in the south; (d) In the Mediterranean Sea, by employing trawling, in the areas delimited by the geographical points as detailed below: (1) North of the line demarcated between the following geographical points (hereinafter - the Dor-Habonim line): Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 192455.7943 723068.899 170190.2548 727368.0043 (2) In the place where the water depth is less than 40 meters, between the Dor Habonim line in the north and the line demarcated between the geographical points below, in the south (hereinafter - the Bat Yam line): Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y Regulation -1998 Area Prohibited for Fishing Regulation -2016 Regulation -2005 Regulation -1998 Regulation -2016 Objection Case 2018 Regulation -2016 Temporary Provision Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 12 175454.9979 658597.6128 154229.343 665717.8553 (3) In a place where the water depth is less than 30 meters, south of the Bat Yam line; (4) To the West of Hadera: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 178408.9 709353.8 173555.5 710536 174965.9 714331.7 179752.1 713114.6 (5) To the West of Michmoret: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 173368.8 700912.1 174799.9 705931.5 177434.1 705495.9 176329.5 700294.5 (6) To the West of Herzliya: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 168121.3 688882.2 170586.7 688048.6 169137.6 684526.5 166233.8 685376.9 (7) To the West of Tel Aviv: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 164339.7 666941.5 160882.6 668286.1 165673.8 683053.9 169267.6 682022.7 (8) To the West of Ashdod: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 158020.3 630516.4 160052.9 634000.9 162426.8 632770.7 160218.9 629106 (9) To the West of Ashkelon: Israel Grid X Israel Grid Y 152390 617944.7 Regulation -2016 Temporary Provision Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 13 149993.4 620705.8 152150.6 622655.9 156402.5 622655.5 154971.3 618507.2 (2) The Chief Fisheries Officer is at liberty to grant a license pursuant to sub-regulation (1) or refuse to grant it or limit it or set conditions on it, all for specific reasons. (3) (Revoked). 8a. (a) No person will take fish from the Mediterranean Sea during the sapwning season, except for trawl fishing; This sub-regulation will not apply to taking fish with a rod from the shore. (a1) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (a), the Chief Fisheries Officer is at liberty to permit, in a detailed decision in writing, fishing in the Mediterranean Sea during the sapwning season, using fishing methods and at the times prescribed by the Officer and he may give instructions regarding the types of fish permitted to be taken and the maximum daily catch permitted in such fishing; Notice of the permit under this sub-regulation will be published in the records. (b) No person will take fish during the nesting and spawning period with any fishing gear, including with a single rod, in the areas of Lake Kinneret, the borders are which are as detailed below: (1) The “Bethsaida” area - the Bethsaida area bounded in the north by the straight line stretching between landmark 255700 / 754850 in the northwest and landmark 260000 / 753000 in the southeast and the area of the Jordan and its tributaries, within a range of up to 2,000 meters from the point of entry thereof into Lake Kinneret; (2) Ginosar Tower beach area - the demarcated water area: In the north - landmark 250900 / 752000 and from there in a straight line to the beach in the direction of 270 degrees; In the south - landmark 249000 / 747450 and from there in a straight line to the coast in the direction of 270 degrees; In the east - a straight line connecting the two landmarks in the north and south. (c) Notwithstanding that stipulated in Sub-Regulation (b), the Chief Fisheries Officer may permit fishing in the Bethsaida area or part thereof or in the Ginosar Tower beach area or part thereof. (d) The Chief Fisheries Officer will publish a notice to the public about the spawning period, the trawl recruitment period, the nesting and spawning period, and the size of the Bethsaida area or the area of the Ginosar Tower Beach, as the case may be, in two daily newspapers, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic. Regulation -1965 Prohibition of Fishing Regulation -1985 Regulation - 1986 Regulation - 2016 Regulation -2009 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2005 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2005 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 14 (e) During the nesting and spawning period, vessels will not be permitted to enter the safety area and the Ginosar Tower beach area, except for passing perpendicularly to the coastline along the mouth of the Jordan River; For this matter, a vessel equipped with fishing devices will not be considered as employing such for taking fish as stipulated in section 3a(1) of the Ordinance. (f) (Revoked). (g) In this regulation, “The Nesting and Spawning Period” - the nesting and spawning period of the Galilee tilapia, between March 15 and July 15 of each year, provided that this period does not exceed 90 consecutive days. “The Sapwning Period” - the period between March 1 and July 1 of each year, provided that the total period is not less than 60 consecutive days and does not exceed 90 consecutive days. (h) No person will take fish with a trawl net in the Mediterranean Sea during the period between May 1 and August 31 of each year, provided that the total period does not exceed 90 consecutive days (hereinafter - the trawl recruitment period). 9. (a) Whoever commits one of these offences, could be sentenced to six months in prison or to a fine as stated in Section 61(a)(1) of the Penal Law: (1) Taking Fish by Employing a Prohibited Fishing Method, in contravention of Regulation 4(a); (2) Taking fish by employing a net, the mesh of which is smaller than that permitted, in contravention of Regulation 5 (a); (3) Taking fish in a trawl net, the mesh of which does not comply with the conditions listed in Regulation 5(b), in contravention of the stated regulation; (4) Taking fish in a fish or crab trap, in which the conditions listed in regulation 5(c) are not complied with, in contravention of the stated regulation; (5) Taking fish in the area of the Hula Nature Reserve, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 5c(a); (6) Deploying fishing gear without attaching floats to its ends, in contravention of the provisions of regulation 5f; (7) Takes fish, sells fish or keeps fish of the species listed in the First Addendum, the size of which is smaller than the size specified therein, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 6(a); (8) Taking fish in a prohibited fishing area, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 8(1); Regulation -1997 Regulation -2005 Regulation (No. 2) 2000 Penalty Regulation 2016 Regulation -2005 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Temporary Provision Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Temporary Provision Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 15 (9) Taking fish in the Mediterranean Sea during the sapwning season, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 8a(a); (10) Taking fish in the areas of Lake Kinneret during the nesting and spawning period, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 8a(b); (11) Talking fish in a trawl net in the Mediterranean Sea, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 8a(h); (12) Taking fish by employing a net in the Jordan River and its tributaries and in the streams of Lake Kinneret, without permission from the Chief Fisheries Officer, in contravention of the provisions of regulation 10; (13) Cuts down or destroys vegetation in the area of Lake Kinneret, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 10a; (14) Brings live fish or fish eggs into Israel without a written license from the Chief Fisheries Officer or in contravention of the terms and conditions thereof, in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 11(1); (15) Keeps live fish that are not listed in the addendum or in contravention to the provisions in the addendum, in contravention of the provisions of regulation 12(a) or (b). (b) A person in charge of a fishing vessel who did not keep a fishing log in contravention of the provisions of Regulation 7a, is liable to a fine. 9a. (Revoked). 9b. No person will take fish by employing any underwater fishing method within the Mediterranean Sea area, included between landmark 15552495 along the Haifa Bay coast to landmark 14832490 and from this point in a straight line extending into the sea to landmark 14802510 and from this point in a straight line extending to landmark 15552495. 10. No person will take fish by employing any net in the Jordan River and its tributaries and in the streams of Lake Kinneret, except within a range of up to 2,000 meters from the point of their entry into Lake Kinneret, except with permission from the Chief Fishery Officer and with a detailed decision in writing. 10a. No person will cut down nor destroy vegetation in the area of Lake Kinneret. Restriction of Fishing in the Jordan River and its Tributaries Regulation -1998 Regulation -2016 Prohibition of Destroying Vegetation Regulation (No. 2) 1970 Regulation -1998 Restriction of Underwater Fishing Regulation - 1961 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 16 11. (1) No person will bring live fish or fish eggs into Israel without first obtaining a written license from the Chief Fisheries Officer and even then only under the same terms and conditions imposed by the Chief Fisheries Officer, with the exception of fish of the species listed in Column A of the Third Addendum. (2) And in particular, the Chief Fisheries Officer may order, as he deems fitting, that the fish or fish eggs apprehended be placed under supervision or be quarantined in a place he deems appropriate and for the period he deems appropriate at the expense of the importer or whomsoever brought such in and whenever he deems it necessary, he may order all or part of the fish or fish eggs be destroyed and all the loss or expense that will be incurred as a result of this destruction will be charged to the importer or whomsoever brought such in. Furthermore, the Chief Fisheries Officer is at liberty to lay down detailed terms and conditions as he deems fit, regarding the place of custody and supervision and the form of custody and supervision of these fish after their entry into Israel. (3) (Deleted). 12. (a) No person will keep live fish that are not of the species listed in Column A of the Third Addendum. (b) No person will keep live fish of the species listed in Column A of the Third Addendum, except in the areas permitted for possession listed adjacent to them in Column B of the stated Addendum and in accordance with the special instructions listed adjacent to them in Column C of the stated Addendum. (c) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (a), the Chief Fisheries Officer may permit, in a detailed decision in writing, the keeping of fish of species not listed in the Third Appendix, for research purposes or for the purpose of preventing damage to fish stocks. (d) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (b), the Chief Fisheries Officer may, in a detailed decision in writing, permit the possession of fish that do not comply with the special instructions in the Addendum or approve the use of a facility for holding fish that has systems that prevent fish from escaping the facility into the natural environment, as a closed system, regarding a species or type of fish listed in the Third Addendum, for which a requirement to be held in a closed system in column C of the above stated Addendum was prescribed, under the terms and conditions to be prescribed. (e) This regulation will not apply to live fish that are transported to places of sale of food pursuant to the provisions of the law. 13. (Revoked). Restrictions in Bringing in Live Fish Regulation (No. 3), 1941 Regulation -1998 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Restrictions on Keeping Live Fish Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 17 14. The following must submit, to the Chief Fisheries Officer, for statistical purposes, an account of the following details, for the period and on the form to be prescribed by him: (1) Whomsoever was issued a license or a permit to take fish pursuant to the Fisheries Ordinance - regarding the quantity of fish caught, their size, species, type and quality thereof, as well as the fishing method employed. (2) Whomsoever is engaged in buying fish from the holder of a license or a permit to take fish pursuant to the Fisheries Ordinance, or selling them on his behalf - regarding the quantity of fish that came into his possession, their size, species, type and quality thereof. 15. These regulations are intended to add to any other law and not to detract from such. First Addendum (Regulation 6) Fish from the Ocean and Fish from Rivers Type of Fish Scientific Name Size Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus) 20 cm. Golden Grey Mullet (Chelon auratus) 20 cm. Leaping Mullet (Chelon saliens) 20 cm. Thicklip Grey Mullet (Chelon labrosus) 20 cm. Thinlip Grey Mullet (Chelon ramada) 20 cm. Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) 40 cm. Goldblotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae) 40 cm. Mottled Grouper (Mycteroperca rubra) 40 cm. White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) 40 cm. Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) 30 cm. Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) 11 cm. Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) 11 cm. Sand Steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus) 11 cm. Bogue (Boops boops) 11 cm. White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) 11 cm. Zebra Seabream (Diplodus cervinus) 11 cm. Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis) 11 cm. Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) 15 cm. Bluespotted Seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus) 15 cm. Pink Dentex (Dentex gibbosus) 15 cm. Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) 11 cm. Submitting Reports Regulation -1953 Regulation (No. 2) 1956 Regulation -1998 Regulation (No. 2) 1956 Regulation -1998 Regulation -1998 Regulation -2016 Confidentiality Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 18 Madeiran Sardinella (Sardinella maderensis) 11 cm. Rainbow Sardine (Dussumieria acuta) 11 cm. Red Mullet (Mullus barbatus) 11 cm. Surmullet (Mullus surmuletus) 11 cm. Goldbrand Goatfish (Upeneus moluccensis) 11 cm. European Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) 20 cm. Yellowstripe Barracuda (Sphyraena chrysotaenia) 20 cm. European Hake (Merluccius merluccius) 16 cm. Brushtooth Lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) 16 cm. Horse Mackeral (Trachurus sp.) 11 cm. Shrimp Scad (Alepes djedaba) 11 cm. Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) 40 cm. Common Sole (Solea solea) 16 cm. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) 70 cm. Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) 30 cm. Freshwater Fish Type of Fish Scientific Name Size Large Scaled Barbus (Tor canis) 30 cm. Long Headed Barbus (Barbus longicepa) 30 cm. Levantine Scraper (Capoeta damascina) 30 cm. Mango Tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus) 22 cm. St. Peters Fish (Oreochromis aureus) 20 cm. Short Jaw Tristamella (Tristramella simonis) 18 cm. Kinneret Sardine (Mirogex terraesanctae) 12 cm. Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalua) 45 cm. Thinlipped Grey Mullet (Liza ramada) 45 cm. Silver Carp (Hypophtalmichthys molitrix) 80 cm. Second Addendum Third Addendum (Regulation 12) Fish Permitted to be Kept and the Terms and Conditions for Keeping Them In this Addendum, “Closed System” - a facility approved according to Regulation 12(b). Column A Column B Column C Scientific Name Areas Permitted for Keeping Fish Special Regulation -1998 Regulation -2016 Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 19 Requirements for Keeping Fish Acipenser guldenstedtii Throughout the countryKept in a closed system Argyrosomus regius Throughout the countryKept in a closed system Aristichthys nobilis Throughout the country Bidyanus bidyanus Throughout the country Clarias gariepinus Throughout the country Ctenopharyngodon idella Throughout the country Cyprinus carpio Throughout the country Dicentrachus labrax Throughout the country Diplodus cervinus cervinus Throughout the country Diplodus sargus Throughout the country Epinehelus aeneus Throughout the country Epinehelus malabaricus Throughout the country Epinehelus marginatus Throughout the country Epinehelus tauvina Throughout the country Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Throughout the country Lates calcarifer Throughout the countryTo the north of Be’er Sheva Creek Kept in a closed system Morone chrysops Throughout the countryKept in a closed system Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops Throughout the countryIn the Lake Kinneret Basin and in the Jordan River Basin To the north of the Naharayim Dam - Keeping In a closed system Liza ramada (ex Mugil capito) Throughout the country Mugil cephalus Throughout the country Mylopharyngodon piceus Throughout the country Onchohynchus mykiss Throughout the country Oreochromis aureus Throughout the country Oreochromis niloticus Throughout the country Oreochromis niloticus x O.aureus Throughout the country Paralichthys lethostigmaThroughout the country with the exception of the area Kept in a closed system From the watershed line and to the west Up to the sea and in the Gulf of Eilat Piaractus mesopotamicus Throughout the country Rachycentron canadumAll over the country with the exception of the Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 20 area Kept in a closed system From the watershed line and to the west Up to the sea and in the Gulf of Eilat Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Throughout the country Sciaenops ocellatus Throughout the country Siganus rivulatus Throughout the country Sparus aurata Throughout the country Abramites spp. Throughout the country Acanthicus spp. Throughout the country Acanthophthalmus spp. Throughout the country Acara spp. Throughout the country Acentrogobius spp. Throughout the country Achirus spp. Throughout the country Aequidens spp. Throughout the country Agamyxis spp. Throughout the country Alestes spp. Throughout the country Altolamprologus spp. Throughout the country Ambassis spp. Throughout the country Amblydoras spp. Throughout the country Ampholophus labiatus Throughout the country Anabas spp. Throughout the country Anaspidoglanis spp. Throughout the country Ancistrus spp. Throughout the country Anostomus spp. Throughout the country Aphyocharax spp. Throughout the country Aphyolebias spp. Throughout the country Aphyosemion spp. Throughout the country Apistogramma spp. Throughout the country Aplocheilichthys spp. Throughout the country Aplocheilichthys spp. Throughout the country Aplocheilus spp. Throughout the country Apteronotus spp. Throughout the country Aristochromis spp. Throughout the country Arius spp. Throughout the country Arnoldichthys spilopterus Throughout the country Astronotus ocellatus Throughout the country Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus Throughout the country Athieomastacembelus frenatus = Throughout the country Mastacembelus frenatus Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 21 Auchenoglanis occidentalis Throughout the country Aulonocara baenschi Throughout the country Aulonocara handsbaenschi Throughout the country Aulonocara hueseri Throughout the country Aulonocara jacobfreibergi Throughout the country Aulonocara nyassae Throughout the country Aulonocara stuartgranti Throughout the country Aulonocranus dewindti Throughout the country Austrolebias alexandri Throughout the country Austrolebias nigripinnis Throughout the country Axelrodia sp. Throughout the country Badis assamensis Throughout the country Badis burmanicus = Badis ruber Throughout the country Badis badis Throughout the country Bagrichthys hypselopterus Throughout the country Bagrus ubangensis Throughout the country Balantiocheilus melanopterus Throughout the country Barbonymus altus Throughout the country Barbus arulius = Puntius arulius Throughout the country Barbus conchonius = Puntius conchonius Throughout the country Barbus everetti = Puntius everetti Throughout the country Barbus lateristriga = Puntius lateristriga Throughout the country Barbus lineatus = Puntius lineatus Throughout the country Barbus miolepis = Barbus stigmatopygus Throughout the country Barbus nigrofasciatus = Puntius nigrofasciatusThroughout the country Barbus oligolepis = Puntius oligolepis Throughout the country Barbus pentazona pentazona = Puntius pentazona Throughout the country Barbus sachsi = Puntius sachsi Throughout the country Barbus schwanenfeldi = Throughout the country Barbonymus schwanenfeldi Barbus titteya = Puntius titteya Throughout the country Barbus callipterus Throughout the country Barbus melanampyx = Puntius melanampyxThroughout the country Barbus punctatus = Puntius punctatus Throughout the country Barbus sachsi Throughout the country Barbus sachsii Throughout the country Barbus stoliczkanus = Puntius stoliczkanusThroughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 22 Barbus tetrazona = Puntius tetrazona Throughout the country Barbus ticto = Puntius ticto Throughout the country Barilius gatensis Throughout the country Baryancistrus spp. Throughout the country Beaufortia leveretti Throughout the country Bedotia geayi Throughout the country Betta bellica Throughout the country Betta coccina Throughout the country Betta imbellis Throughout the country Betta splendens Throughout the country Biotodoma wavrini Throughout the country Boehlkea fredcochui Throughout the country Boleophthalmus boddarti Throughout the country Botia spp. Throughout the country Boulengerella maculata Throughout the country Brachirus panoides Throughout the country Brachydanio albolineatus = Danio albolineatus Throughout the country Brachydanio frankei = Danio frankei Throughout the country Brachydanio rerio = Danio rerio Throughout the country Brachygobius doriae Throughout the country Brienomyrus brachyistius Throughout the country Brochis splenden Throughout the country Brycinus longipinnis Throughout the country Brycinus taeniurus Throughout the country Bunocephalus coracoideus Throughout the country Calamoichthys calabaricus Throughout the country Callopanchax occidentalis Throughout the country Callopanchax toddy Throughout the country Capoeta tetrazona Throughout the country Carassius auratus Throughout the country Carinotetraodon travancoricus Throughout the country Carnegiella marthae Throughout the country Carnegiella stigata strigata Throughout the country Chaca chaca Throughout the country Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Throughout the country Chaetostoma spp. Throughout the country Chalceus sp. Throughout the country Chalinochromis brichardi Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 23 Champsochromis caeruleus Throughout the country Chanda ranga = Parambasis ranga Throughout the country Chanda wolfii = Parambasis wolfii Throughout the country Chanda baculis = Parambasis baculis Throughout the country Chanda siamensis = Parambasis siamensisThroughout the country Channallabes apus Throughout the country Characidium sp. Throughout the country Cheirodon axelrodi = Paracheirodon axelrodiThroughout the country Chela cachius Throughout the country Chilodus gracilis Throughout the country Chilodus punctatus Throughout the country Chilotilapia rhoadesii Throughout the country Chitala ornate Throughout the country Chromis brasiliensis = Geophagus brasiliensisThroughout the country Chromis unimaculata = Geophagus brasiliensis Throughout the country Chrysichthys brachynema Throughout the country Chrysichthys furcatus = Throughout the country Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Cichla temensis Throughout the country Cichlasoma citrinellum x C. Severum Throughout the country Citharinus citharus citharus Throughout the country Clarias gariepinus Throughout the country Clarias angolensis Throughout the country Colisa fasciata Throughout the country Colisa labiosa Throughout the country Colisa lalia Throughout the country Colisa sota Throughout the country Colomesus asellus Throughout the country Colossoma bidens = Piaractus brachypomusThroughout the country Colossoma macropomum Throughout the country Copadichromis azureus Throughout the country Copadichromis borleyi Throughout the country Copadichromis Kadango Throughout the country Copadichromis mloto Throughout the country Copella spp. Throughout the country Corydoras spp. Throughout the country Crenicara filamentosa Throughout the country Crenicichla atabapo Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 24 Crenicichla geayi Throughout the country Crenicichla regani Throughout the country Crenicichla saxatilis Throughout the country Crossocheilus kalliurus Throughout the country Crossocheilus latius Throughout the country Crossocheilus siamensis Throughout the country Ctenolucius hujeta Throughout the country Ctenopoma acutirostre Throughout the country Ctenopoma kingsleyae Throughout the country Ctenopoma maculatum Throughout the country Ctenops nobilis Throughout the country Cynoglossus microlepis Throughout the country Cynolebias nigripinnis = Cynolebias nigropinatus Throughout the country Cynotilapia afra Throughout the country Cynotilapia axelrodi Throughout the country Cyphotilapia frontosa Throughout the country Cyprichromis leptosoma Throughout the country Cyprinus carpio (koi carp) Throughout the country Cyrtocara moorii Throughout the country Danio aequipinnatus Throughout the country Danio dangila Throughout the country Danio malabaricus = Devario malabaricus Throughout the country Dario Dario Throughout the country Datnoides microlepis Throughout the country Datnoides quadrifasciatus Throughout the country Dekeyseria pulchra Throughout the country Dermogenys pusilla Throughout the country Dianema longibarbis Throughout the country Dianema urostriatum Throughout the country Dimidiochromis compressiceps Throughout the country Distichodus fasciolatus Throughout the country Distichodus lusosso Throughout the country Dormitator lebretonis Throughout the country Eclectochromis ornatus Throughout the country Eigenmannia spp. Throughout the country Enantiopus melanogenis = Throughout the country Xenotilapia mellanogenys Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 25 Enneacampus ansorgii Throughout the country Epalzeorhnychos erythrurus = Throughout the country Epalzeorhnychos munese Epalzeorhynchos bicolor Throughout the country Epalzeorhynchos frenatus Throughout the country Epalzeorhynchos kalliurus Throughout the country Epalzeorhynchus siamese Throughout the country Epiplatys graham Throughout the country Epiplatys longiventralis Throughout the country Epiplatys dageti Throughout the country Epiplatys sexfasciatus Throughout the country Eplzeorynchus kalopterus Throughout the country Eremophilus camposi = Listrura camposi Throughout the country Eremophilus candidus = Trichomycterus candidus Throughout the country Eremophilus mutisii Throughout the country Eretmodus cyanostictus Throughout the country Erpetoichthys calabaricus Throughout the country Esomus danricus Throughout the country Etroplus canarensis Throughout the country Etroplus maculates Throughout the country Etroplus suratensis Throughout the country Eutropiellus debauwi = Paraeutropius debauwiThroughout the country Exodon paradoxus Throughout the country Farlowella spp. Throughout the country Fossorochromis rostratus Throughout the country Fundulopanchax spp. Throughout the country Garra annandalei Throughout the country Garra ghorensis Throughout the country Garra mullya Throughout the country Garra rufa Throughout the country Gastromyzon punctulatus Throughout the country Gastropelecus stellatus = Thoracocharax stellatus Throughout the country Gastropelecus pectorosus = Throughout the country Thoracocharax pectorosus Gastropelecus secures = Thoracocharax secures Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 26 Geophagus jurupari = Satanoperca jurupariThroughout the country Geophagus balzanii = Gymnogeophagus balzanii Throughout the country Geophagus brasiliensis Throughout the country Geophagus steindachneri Throughout the country Geophagus surinamensis Throughout the country Geophagus brasiliensis Throughout the country Geophagus olfersi Throughout the country Geophagus tapajos Throughout the country Geophagus tuberosus Throughout the country Geophagus winemilleri Throughout the country Glossolepis incisus Throughout the country Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps = Throughout the country Pterygolichthys gibbiceps Gnathonemus petersii Throughout the country Gobio gobio Throughout the country Gymnarchus niloticus Throughout the country Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Throughout the country Gymnothamphichthys rondoni Throughout the country Gymnothorax polyuranodon Throughout the country Gymnothorax tile Throughout the country Gymnotus carapo Throughout the country Gyrinocheilus aymoneiri Throughout the country Hara hara = Erethistes hara Throughout the country Hara jerdoni = Erethistes jerdoni Throughout the country Hasemania nana Throughout the country Helostoma temmincki Throughout the country Hemichromis bimaculatus Throughout the country Hemichromis lifalili Throughout the country Hemigrammus spp. Throughout the country Hemiodopsis sp. = Hemidus sp. Throughout the country Hemiodus spp. Throughout the country Hepsetus odoe Throughout the country Herichthys carpintis Throughout the country Heros severus Throughout the country Heterotis niloticus Throughout the country Himantura chaophraya Throughout the country Homaloptera zollingeri Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 27 Hoplosternum thoracata = Megalechis thoracata Throughout the country Horabagrus brachysoma Throughout the country Horadandia atukorali Throughout the country Hypancistrus spp. Throughout the country Hyphessobrycon spp. Throughout the country Hypopomus sp. Throughout the country Hypoptopoma spp. Throughout the country Inpaichthys kerri Throughout the country Iodotropheus sprengerae Throughout the country Iriatherina werneri Throughout the country Julidochromis dickfeldi Throughout the country Julidochromis marlieri Throughout the country Julidochromis ornatus Throughout the country Julidochromis regani Throughout the country Julidochromis transcriptus Throughout the country Kryptopterus spp. Throughout the country Labeo bicolor Throughout the country Labeo boga Throughout the country Labeo chrysophekadion Throughout the country Labeo congoro Throughout the country Labeo erythrurus = Epalzleorhyncus muneseThroughout the country Labeo frenatus = Epalzleorhyncus frenatusThroughout the country Labeo rubropunctatus = Labeo congo Throughout the country Labeotropheus fuelleborni Throughout the country Labeotropheus trewavasae Throughout the country Labidochromis caeruleus Throughout the country Labidochromis Hongi Throughout the country Labidochromis Perlmutt Throughout the country Laetacara dorsigera Throughout the country Lamontichthys filamentosus Throughout the country Lamprologus brevis = Neolamprologus brevisThroughout the country Lamprologus brichardi = Throughout the country Neolamprologus brichardi Lamprologus calvus = Altolamprologus calvus Throughout the country Lamprologus caudopunktatus = Throughout the country Neolamprologus cuadopunktatus Lamprologus leleupi = Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 28 Neolamprologus leleupi Throughout the country Lamprologus moorii = Variabilichromis moori Throughout the country Lamprologus tretocephalus = Throughout the country Neolamprologus tretocephalus Lamprologus brevianalis = Throughout the country Neolamprologus tretocephalus Lamprologus crassus = Neolamprologus crassus Throughout the country Lamprologus marginatus = Throughout the country Neolamprologus tetracanthus Lamprologus modestus = Throughout the country Neolamprologus modestus Lamprologus mondabu = Throughout the country Neolamprologus mondabu Lamprologus moorei Throughout the country Lamprologus multifasciatus = Throughout the country Neolamprologus multifasciatus Lamprologus olivaceous = Throughout the country Neolamprologus olivaceous Lamprologus pulcher = Neolamprologus Throughout the country Lamprologus savoryi pulcher = Throughout the country Neolamprologus savori Lamprologus similis = Neolamprologus similis Throughout the country Lamprologus tetracanthus Throughout the country Lasiancistrus spp. Throughout the country Lebistes reticulata Throughout the country Leiarius pictus Throughout the country Leiocassis siamentsis = Pseudomystus siamensis Throughout the country Leporacanthicus spp. Throughout the country Leporinus spp. Throughout the country Leptobarbus hoevenii Throughout the country Leptobarbus melanopterus Throughout the country Lethrinops microstoma Throughout the country Lethrinops marginatus Throughout the country Lithoxus spp. Throughout the country Loricaria spp. Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 29 Luciosoma setigerum Throughout the country Macrognathus aculeatus Throughout the country Macrognathus aral Throughout the country Macrognathus pancalus Throughout the country Macropodus concolor = Macrodon speechi Throughout the country Macropodus opercularis Throughout the country Malapterurus electricus Throughout the country Marcusenius macrolepidotus angolensis Throughout the country Marcusenius angolensis Throughout the country Mastacembelus armatus Throughout the country Mastacembelus circumcinctus = Throughout the country Macrognathus circumcinctus Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Throughout the country Maylandia callainos Throughout the country Maylandia greshakei Throughout the country Maylandia phaeos Throughout the country Megalamphodus megalopterus = Throughout the country Hyphessobrycon megalopterus Megalamphodus roseus = Hyphessobrycon roseus Throughout the country Megalamphodus spp. = Hyphessobrycon spp.Throughout the country Melanochromis auratus Throughout the country Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos Throughout the country Melanochromis joanhonsonae Throughout the country Melanochromis Johanni Throughout the country Melanotaenia bosemani Throughout the country Melanotaenia lacustris Throughout the country Melanotaenia multisquamatus = Throughout the country Glossolepis multisquamata Melanotaenia praecox Throughout the country Melanotaenia spp. Throughout the country Melanotaenia trifasciata Throughout the country Mesonauta festivus Throughout the country Metriaclima phaeos Throughout the country Metynnis hypsauchen Throughout the country Metynnis spp. Throughout the country Microgeophagus ramirezi Throughout the country Microglanis poecilus Throughout the country Microglanis sp. Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 30 Microphis brachyurus brachyurus Throughout the country Mikrogeophagus altispinosus Throughout the country Mikrogeophagus ramirezi = Throughout the country Microgeophagus ramirezi Moenkhausia pittieri Throughout the country Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae Throughout the country Monocirrhus poliacanthus Throughout the country Monodactylus argenteus Throughout the country Monodactylus sebae Throughout the country Monotretus travancoricus Throughout the country Mormyrops engystoma Throughout the country Mormyrus longirostris Throughout the country Mormyrus anguilloides Throughout the country Morulius chrysophekadion = Throughout the country Labeo chrysophekadion Myleus rubripinnis = Myloplus rubripinnis Throughout the country Mystus bimaculatus Throughout the country Mystus bleekeri Throughout the country Mystus vittatus Throughout the country Myxocyprinus asiaticus Throughout the country Nandopsis octofasciatum Throughout the country Nandus nandus Throughout the country Nannacara anomala Throughout the country Nannostomus beckfordi Throughout the country Nannostomus eques Throughout the country Nannostomus spp. Throughout the country Nanochromis transvestitus Throughout the country Nemacheilus fasciatus Throughout the country Nemacheilus spp. Throughout the country Nematobrycon lacortei Throughout the country Nematobrycon palmeru Throughout the country Nematolebias whitei Throughout the country Neolamprologus brevis Throughout the country Neolamprologus buescheri Throughout the country Neolamprologus caudopunctatus Throughout the country Neolamprologus crassus Throughout the country Neolamprologus falcicula Throughout the country Neolamprologus leleupi Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 31 Neolamprologus multifasciatus Throughout the country Neolamprologus sexfasciatus Throughout the country Neolamprologus tretocephalus Throughout the country Neolamprologus crassus Throughout the country Neolamprologus mondabu Throughout the country Neolamprologus moorii = Variabilichromis moorii Throughout the country Neolamprologus olivaceous Throughout the country Neolamprologus pulcher Throughout the country Neolamprologus similis Throughout the country Neolamprologus tetracanthus Throughout the country Neolebias ansorgii Throughout the country Neolebias powelli Throughout the country Neolebias unifasciatus Throughout the country Nimbochromis livingstonii Throughout the country Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus Throughout the country Nothobranchius patrizii Throughout the country Nothobranchius rachovii Throughout the country Nothobranchius spp. Throughout the country Notopterus chitala = Chitala chitala Throughout the country Notopterus notopterus Throughout the country Odontambylus rubicundus Throughout the country Ompok bimaculatus Throughout the country Ompok eugeniatus Throughout the country Ompok pabda Throughout the country Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Throughout the country Ophthalmotilapia ventralis Throughout the country Osphronemus goramy Throughout the country Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Throughout the country Osteoglossum ferreirai Throughout the country Otocinclus flexilis Throughout the country Otocinclus spp. Throughout the country Otopharynx lithobates Throughout the country Otopharynx Tetrastogma Throughout the country Oxyeleotris marmorata Throughout the country Oxymormyrus boulengeri Throughout the country Panaque spp. Throughout the country Pangasius hypophthalmus Throughout the country Pangasius larnaudii Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 32 Pangasius sanitwongsei Throughout the country Pangasius sutchi = Pangasianodon hypophthalmus Throughout the country Pangio kuhli Throughout the country Pangio myersi Throughout the country Pangio pangia Throughout the country Pantodon buchholzi Throughout the country Papiliochromis ramirezi = Throughout the country Mikrogeophagus ramirezi Papyrocranus afer Throughout the country Paracheirodon axelrodi Throughout the country Paracheirodon innesi Throughout the country Paracheirodon simulans Throughout the country Parailia pellucid Throughout the country Parambassis punctulatus Throughout the country Parambassis siamensis Throughout the country Parancistrus spp. Throughout the country Paratilapia polleni Throughout the country Parauchenoglanis macrostoma = Throughout the country Anaspidolanis macrostoma Paretroplus menarambo Throughout the country Pareutropius debauwi Throughout the country Peckoltia spp. Throughout the country Pelvicachromis pulcher Throughout the country Pelvicachromis taeniatus Throughout the country Periophthalmus argentilineatus Throughout the country Periophthalmus barbarus Throughout the country Petersius ansorgii = Phenacogrammus Throughout the country Petitella georgiae ansorgii Throughout the country Petrocephalus bane bane Throughout the country Petrocephalus bane ansorgii Throughout the country Petrocephalus simus Throughout the country Petrochromis famula Throughout the country Petrochromis fasciolatus Throughout the country Petrochromis macrognathus Throughout the country Petrochromis orthognathus Throughout the country Petrochromis polyodon Throughout the country Petrochromis trewavasae Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 33 Phago loricatus Throughout the country Phago maculates = Phago loricatus Throughout the country Phenacogrammus ansorgii Throughout the country Phenacogrammus interruptus Throughout the country Phractocephalus hemioliopterus Throughout the country Phractolaemus ansorgii Throughout the country Phractura ansorgii Throughout the country Piaractus brachypomus Throughout the country Pimelodella spp. Throughout the country Pimelodus pictus Throughout the country Pimelodus spp. Throughout the country Placidochromis electra Throughout the country Placidochromis phenochilus Throughout the country Platydoras costatus Throughout the country Plecostomus sp. Throughout the country Poecilia latipinna/veliferas Throughout the country Poecilia reticulata Throughout the country Poecilia sphenops Throughout the country Poecilocharax weitzmani Throughout the country Pollimyrus nigripinnis Throughout the country Polyacanthus fasciatus = Colisa fasciata Throughout the country Polycentropsis abbreviata Throughout the country Polycentrus schomburgkii Throughout the country Polypterus oranatipinnis Throughout the country Polypterus senegalus Throughout the country Polypterus delhezi Throughout the country Polypterus palmas Throughout the country Polypterus senegalensis Throughout the country Popondetta furcata = pseudomugil furcata Throughout the country Poptella longipinnis Throughout the country Potamotrygon motoro Throughout the country Potamotrygon reticulates = Potamotrygon orbignyi Throughout the country Potamotrygon spp. Throughout the country Prionobrama filigera Throughout the country Pristella maxillaries Throughout the country Procatopus aberrans Throughout the country Procatopus similis Throughout the country Prochilodus spp. Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 34 Protomelas fenestratus Throughout the country Protomelas spilonotus Throughout the country Protomelas taeniolatus Throughout the country Protopterus aethiopicus Throughout the country Protopterus annectens Throughout the country Pseudacanthicus leopardus Throughout the country Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus Throughout the country Pseudogastromyzon myersi Throughout the country Pseudomugil gertrudae Throughout the country Pseudophromenus cupanus Throughout the country Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Throughout the country Pseudotropheus aurora Throughout the country Pseudotropheus crabro Throughout the country Pseudotropheus demasoni Throughout the country Pseudotropheus elongatus Throughout the country Pseudotropheus greshakei = Maylandia greshakei Throughout the country Pseudotropheus hajomaylandi Throughout the country Pseudotropheus kingsizei Throughout the country Pseudotropheus lombardoi Throughout the country Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus Throughout the country Pseudotropheus Membe deep Throughout the country Pseudotropheus msobo Throughout the country Pseudotropheus polit Throughout the country Pseudotropheus saulosi Throughout the country Pseudotropheus socolofi Throughout the country Pseudotropheus zebra Throughout the country Pterophyllum altum Throughout the country Pterophyllum leopoldi Throughout the country Pterophyllum scalare Throughout the country Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps Throughout the country Puntius arenatus Throughout the country Pintius chalakusiensis Throughout the country Puntius conchonius Throughout the country Puntius daruphani = Hypsibarbus wetmoreiThroughout the country Puntius denisonii Throughout the country Puntius filamentosus Throughout the country Puntius gelius Throughout the country Puntius lineatus Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 35 Puntius melanampyx Throughout the country Puntius phutino Throughout the country Puntius sachsii Throughout the country Puntius shalynius Throughout the country Puntius sophore Throughout the country Puntius terio Throughout the country Puntius ticto Throughout the country Puntius titteya Throughout the country Puntius vittatus Throughout the country Puntius altus Throughout the country Puntius punctatus Throughout the country Puntius sachsii Throughout the country Puntius stoliczkanus Throughout the country Pintius ticto Throughout the country Puntius ticto punctatus Throughout the country Puntius ticto stoliczkanus Throughout the country Puntius ticto ticto Throughout the country Pyrrhulina rachoviana Throughout the country Rachovia pyropunctata Throughout the country Rama chandramara = Chandramara chandramara Throughout the country Rasbora caudimaculata Throughout the country Rasbora dorsiocellata Throughout the country Rasbora hengeli = Trigonostigma hengeli Throughout the country Rasbora heteromorpha = Throughout the country Trigonostigma heteromorpha Rasbora kalochroma Throughout the country Rasbora maculate = Barbus maculata Throughout the country Rasbora trilineata Throughout the country Rhamphichthys rostratus Throughout the country Rhodeus sericeus Throughout the country Rineloricaria parva Throughout the country Rivulus brasiliensis = Kryptobebias brasiliensis Throughout the country Rivulus cylindraceus Throughout the country Roloffia occidentalis = Callopanchax occidentalis Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 36 Rothee ticto = Punthius ticto Throughout the country Sarcocheilichthys sinensis sinensis Throughout the country Scatophagus argus Throughout the country Scatophagus multifasciata = Throughout the country Selenotoea multifasciata Schilbe marmoratus Throughout the country Sciaenochromis fryeri Throughout the country Scleropages formosus Throughout the country Scleropages jardinii Throughout the country Scobinancistrus spp. Throughout the country Selenotoca multifaciata Throughout the country Semaprochilodus insignis Throughout the country Simpsonichthys spp. Throughout the country Spatuloricaria spp. Throughout the country Spectracanthicus murinus Throughout the country Sphaerichthys osphomenoides = Throughout the country Sphaerichthys selatanensis Sternopygus spp. Throughout the country Stigmatogobius sadanundio Throughout the country Sturisoma aureum Throughout the country Sturisoma panamensa Throughout the country Sturisomatichthys spp. Throughout the country Symphysodon aequifasciata Throughout the country Symphysodon axelrodi Throughout the country Symphysodon discus Throughout the country Symphysodon heckel Throughout the country Synodontis angelica Throughout the country Synodontis eupterus Throughout the country Synodontis flavitaeniata Throughout the country Synodontis nigriventis Throughout the country Synodontis petricala Throughout the country Synodontis polli Throughout the country Synodontis budgetti Throughout the country Synodontis negrita Throughout the country Synodontis ocellifer Throughout the country Synodontis robbianus Throughout the country Synodontis robertsi = Puntius tinco Throughout the country Systomus ticto Throughout the country Systomus tripunctatus = Puntius chola Throughout the country Fisheries Ordinance 1937 Complete and Up to Date Version 37 Tanichthys albonuba Throughout the country Tateurndina ocellicauda Throughout the country Telmatherina ladigesi = Marosatherina ladigesiThroughout the country Tetraodon biocellatus Throughout the country Tetraodon cochinchinensis Throughout the country Tetraodon cutcutia Throughout the country Tetraodon fluviatilis Throughout the country Tetraodon leiurus Throughout the country Tetraodon schoutedeni Throughout the country Tetraodon mbu Throughout the country Thayeria boehlkei Throughout the country Thoracocharax stellatus Throughout the country Thorichthys ellioti Throughout the country Thorichthys meeki Throughout the country Toxotes jaculatrix Throughout the country Trichogaster leerii Throughout the country Trichogaster microlepis Throughout the country Trichogaster trichopterus Throughout the country Trichopsis pumilis Throughout the country Trichopsis vittata Throughout the country Tropheus annectens Throughout the country Tropheus brichardi Throughout the country Tropheus duboisi Throughout the country Tropheus moorii Throughout the country Variabilichromis moorii Throughout the country Xenentodon cancila Throughout the country Xenocara sp. Throughout the country Xenomystus nigri Throughout the country Xenotilapia melanogenys Throughout the country Xenotilapia ochrogenys Throughout the country Xiphophorus hellerii Throughout the country Xiphophorus maculates Throughout the country