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Administrative Order No. 254-1, s. 2018 regulating and implementing Guidelines on Group Handline Fishing Operations in the High Seas of the WCPFC Convention Area.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Use restrictions Classification/declassification Governance Inspection Fishing area Protected fishing area Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Administrative Order enters into force 15 days after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.
Abstract

This Administrative Order, consisting of 15 Sections, regulates and implements Guidelines on Group Handline Fishing Operations in the High Seas of the WCPFC Convention Area. It covers Philippine-registered handline fishing boats issued with International Fishing Permits and Special Permit to operate in the high seas of WCPFC Convention Area and registered in the WCPFC Records of Fishing Vessels. It applies only to high seas in the WCPFC Convention Area (See CMM 2017-01 Attachment 2), which is the area of the high seas bounded by the EEZs of the Federated States of Micronesia with exact coordinates as used by WCPFC Vessel Monitoring System. The criteria in Qualifying Allocation for Fishing Access establish that: any person, corporation or entity engaged in handline fishing operation in the high seas of WCPFC Convention Area shall be pre-qualified based on the following criteria: a) handline fishing boats are Philippine-registered with valid Commercial Fishing Vessel and Gear License (CFVGL), International Fishing Permit and Special Permit to operate in this Area, subject to annual renewal and payment of an annual fee at the rate of USD 300 for handline fishing boats of 40 gross tonnage and below, and USO 600 for over 40 gross tonnage; b) handline fishing boats must comply with maritime legislation (MARINA); c) handline fishing boats must be Catch Documentary Scheme compliant; d) handline fishing boats must not have involved in any administrative or criminal offense for engaging in fishing activities in the Convention Area in violation of any conservation and management measures adopted by the WCPFC; e) handline fishing boats shall be registered with WCPFC; t) handline fishing boats shall be equipped with two-way Vessel Monitoring System; g) Each handline fishing boat shall commit to deploy no more than 2 FADs; h) boat owner and three highest ranking officers of the boat must have attended the orientation to be conducted by the Bureau prior to operation.

Full text
English
Website
www.bfar.da.gov.ph