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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 269 Series of 2023 Rules and Regulations on Tuna Purse Seine/Ring Net Operations in the Pacific Seaboard of the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Fishing vessel High seas Marine fisheries Migratory species Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Fishing gear/fishing method Access right Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Maritime zone
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in any newspaper of general circulation and upon registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register.
Abstract

This Administrative Order covers Philippine registered purse seine and ringnet catcher fishing vessels of more than thirty (30) Gross Tons (GT) targeting tuna with valid Commercial Fishing Vessel License (CFVL) and their corresponding support vessels operating within the Pacific Seaboard of the Philippine EEZ and listed in the WCPFC Records of Fishing Vessels. The Order provides on fishing days limit, qualification to access fishing in Philippine Pacific EEZ, vessel monitoring measures, vessel listing, catch logsheet, use of fish aggregating device and access right. The text consists of 18 Articles.

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