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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020 regulating the Catching, Possession, Transporting, Selling, Trading and Exporting of Mangrove Crablets, Juvenile Mangrove Crabs and Gravid Mangrove Crabs (Scylla spp.).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Crustaceans Wetlands Protection of species Use restrictions Authorization/permit Transport/storage Internal trade International trade Fishery management and conservation Offences/penalties Aquatic animals
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the official gazette and/or in two newspapers of general circulation.
Abstract

This Fisheries Administrative Order regulates the Catching, Possession, Transporting, Selling, Trading and Exporting of Mangrove Crablets, Juvenile Mangrove Crabs and Gravid Mangrove Crabs (Scylla spp.). It establishes that the local government unit (LGU) through the Municipal or City Agriculture Office (M/CAO) in consultation with the Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (FARMCs), shall maintain a Registry of Mangrove Crablets Gatherers, Consolidators, Traders and Growers. Registered traders and growers shall only buy/collect mangrove crabs from gatherers registered under FishR and with license/permit from the LGU. In particular, it shall be unlawful for any person, association, cooperative, partnership or corporation to undertake the following activities: a) Catch, possess, transport, trade and sell mangrove crablets and mangrove crab juvenile, and mangrove crablets less than 12 centimeters CW from the wild; b) Catch, possess, transport, trade and sell gravid mangrove crab; c) Export of wild-sourced mangrove crablets and juvenile mangrove crabs; and d) Export of wild-sourced mangrove crabs breeders, spawners, eggs or fry as per provision of Section 104 of the amended Fisheries Code.

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

References - Legislation

Implemented by

DA Administrative Circular No. 09, Series of 2020 allowing the Transport of Wild Caught Mangrove Crablets and Juvenile Mangrove Crabs (Scylla Spp.) that are already in Stock prior to the Effectivity of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020.

Legislation | Philippines | 2020

Keyword: Crustaceans, Wetlands, Protection of species, Use restrictions, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, International trade, Fishery management and conservation, Size, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX