BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 30— Lebanon is one of the few countries in
the world where the stick of dynamite is the preferred means of
catching fish.  Fishing today in Lebanon means going out in a
boat, spotting a school of fish, throwing a stick of dynamite at
them and then scooping up the stunned prey that float to the
surface.  There are no messy worms, no tangled nets. It's quick,
easy and efficient; so efficient, enviromental scientists here
say, that it has done great damage to the food chain that lives
on the continental shelf and is vital for the regeneration of
Lebanon's fish population. For the first time in its long
history Lebanon is becoming a nation with a scarcity of fish,
and it must now import seafood from Syria and Turkey, Lebanese
environmental experts say.  But it is much more than fish that
Lebanon is losing. What is happening to the Lebanese ecology is
symptomatic of what is happening to the whole fabric of Lebanese
society after nine years of civil war, during which everyone
could do more or l