Administrative Order No. 258, s. 2018 establishing Tuna Conservation and Management Zones (TCMZ) in the Mindanao/Celebes Sea. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Migratory species Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Inspection Fishing area Protected fishing area 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 the Official Gazette. Abstract This Administrative Order, consisting of 6 Sections, establishes Tuna Conservation and Management Zones (TCMZ) in the Mindanao/Celebes Sea. All concerned fishermen groups/alliances/ cooperatives/associations, LGUS and BFAR-RFOs 9, 11,12 ARMM are enjoined to implement this policy. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) among BFAR, LGUs and beneficiary groups shall form the basis of managing the TCMZ. It shall be unlawful to catch tuna in the TCMZ area by means of purse seine, ringnet, or other fishing with the use of nets. The allowed fishing gears are handline, troll line and other hook and line fishing methods. Pursuant to Section 95 of R.A. 8550 as amended by R.A. 10654, violation of this order upon a summary of administrative liability, the owner, operator, boat captain and master fisherman of the vessel, or the chief executive officer in a corporation, or the managing partner in a partnership shall be punished with confiscation of the catch and fishing gears, and a fine three times the value of the indicated value. Full text English Website www.bfar.da.gov.ph