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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 260 S. 2018 establishing Rules and Regulations on the Implementation of Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) and Electronic Reporting System (ERS) for Commercial Philippines Flagged Fishing Vessels Targeting Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Fishing vessel Fishery management and conservation Navigation Access-to-information Registration Migratory species
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 the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Fisheries Administrative Order, consisting of 29 sections divided into six Chapters, establishes Rules and Regulations on the Implementation of Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) and Electronic Reporting System (ERS) for Commercial Philippines Flagged Fishing Vessels Targeting Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. This order has the following objectives: a) enhance monitoring of fishing operations for fisheries management through the implementation of vessel monitoring measures; b) enhance law enforcement to regulate the capture fisheries sector towards achieving long term resource sustainability; c) implement vessel monitoring measures to track fishing behavior for scientific research and data; d) establish a system that will facilitate law enforcement and aid in case building and prosecution of fisheries law violations; e) gather data on fishing effort and catch databy means of an electronic reporting system which will serve as basis for fisheries management measures; f) aid in the seafood traceability and catch documentary requirements of the government; g) ensure safety for fishers thru a tracking device that would monitor the vessels' location during accidents and disasters; h) implement policies embodied in Republic Act 8550, as amended by RA 10654 and its implementing rules and regulations, which refers to the vessel monitoring requirements of fishing vessels.

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