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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 261 S. 2018 establishing Rules and Regulations on Fisheries Observer Programme (FOP) in the Philippines and in distant water fishing targeting straddling and highly migratory fish stocks.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Access-to-information Registration Migratory species Inspection Procedural matters Fishing charge Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Enforcement/compliance
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 10 sections and two Annexes, establishes Rules and Regulations on Fisheries Observer Programme (FOP) in the Philippines and in distant water fishing targeting straddling and highly migratory fish stocks. It creates a National Fisheries Observer Programme (NFOP) under the DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources which shall be the source of fisheries observers in the Philippines. A Fisheries Observer Programme Management Office (FOPMO) shall be established to implement the activities of the programme 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 waters including the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), or in the high seas and in the waters of other countries in coordination with the RFMOs ROP and to perform such other related functions as mandated by the Fisheries Code and Fisheries Administrative Orders, and RFMO CMMs.

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