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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 240, s. 2012 establishing Rules and Regulations in the Implementation of Fisheries Observer Programme in the High Seas.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Inspection Access-to-information Institution Migratory species Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force 15 days afters its publication in two newspapers of general circulation and/or in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Order, consisting of 10 sections, establishes Rules and Regulations in the Implementation of Fisheries Observer Programme in the High Seas. Section 2 creates a National Fisheries Observer Programme (NFOP) under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources which shall be the source of fisheries observers in the Philippines. A Philippine Fisheries Observer Programme Management Office (PFOPMO) shall be established to implement the activities of the program including training, certification, authorization and deployment of fisheries observers to collect scientific data and other information related to fishing on board fishing vessels operating within the Philippine 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), or in the high seas and in the waters of other countries in coordination with the Commission ROP and to perform related functions. NFOP shall cover all commercial fishing vessels targeting tuna species (i.e. skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye) and operating with a major fishing gears and transshipment vessels in the High Seas. Fishing vessels may choose to have a Filipino Observer from the BFAR NFOP or from other RFMOs to board their vessels. Level of coverage shall be in compliance with the applicable WCPFC, IOTC, ICCAT, or CCSBT requirements or from country that granted fishing access - for all Philippine flagged vessels operating in the high seas or in the waters of other states where these have been licensed to conduct fishing activities.

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