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Administrative Order providing for the coordination mechanism and funding for the Implementation of the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance for the Conservation and Protection of Renewable Resources (MCS-CPRR) System for the Republic of the Philippines (No. 201).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Renewable energy Management/conservation Maritime zone Monitoring Access right
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect immediately.
Abstract

The Cabinet Committee on Maritime and Ocean Affairs shall coordinate the establishment of the mechanism to aid in the implementation of the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance for the Conservation and Protection of Renewable Resources (MCS-CPRR) System as recommended in the recent MCS-CPRR Design Project in the municipal pilot areas and the economically important offshore areas of Palawan, Batanes, and Cagayan, and the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA). This shall be done in support of the National Marine Policy. The Committee shall establish the mechanism for joint funding of the implementation of the MCS-CPRR System from all agencies involved in maritime affairs. The Department of Agriculture shall be designated as the implementing agency for the establishment and operations of the MCS-CPRR System for the Philippines. The Committee shall monitor the implementation of the MCS-CPRR System, for the purpose of developing the action plan for the expansion of this system in the rest of the Philippine waters.

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