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4. (a) No person will take fish employing the following methods (hereinafter: Prohibited Methods of Fishing): ... (6) By means of a spear gun in Lake Kinneret and in the Gulf of Eilat; (7) Artificial respiration devices for diving (SCUBA); ... (9) By employing a firearm;

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. (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 ... (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 ... (3a) Notwithstanding that stipulated in sub-regulation (3), a fee of 464.00 NIS will be levied for a fishing license in Lake Kinneret.

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 ... In the south - Almog beach ...

8a. (a) No person will take fish from the Mediterranean Sea during the spawning season, except for trawl fishing; This sub-regulation will not apply to taking fish with a rod from the shore. ... (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 ... (g) ... '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 Spawning 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 ... (the trawl recruitment period).

First Addendum (Regulation 6) - Fish from the Ocean and Fish from Rivers: Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus) 20 cm; Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) 40 cm; Goldblotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae) 40 cm; White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) 40 cm; Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) 30 cm; Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) 11 cm; White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) 11 cm; Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) 15 cm; European Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena) 20 cm; Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) 40 cm; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) 70 cm; Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) 30 cm.