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Administrative Order No. 263, s. 2019 establishing Fisheries Management Areas (FMA) for the Conservation and Management of Fisheries in Philippine Waters.

Pays/Territoire
Philippines
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Pêche
Mot clé
Gestion et conservation des pêches Pêche maritime Pêche continentale Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Restrictions à l'utilisation Classement/déclassement Gouvernance Inspection Zone de pêche Zone de pêche protégée Protection de l’environnement
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est
Entry into force notes
This Administrative Order enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

This Administrative Order, consisting of 25 Sections divided into seven Chapters and one Annex, establishes 12 Fisheries Management Areas (FMA) for the Conservation and Management of Fisheries in Philippine Waters. The objective of this Order is to establish FMAs and provide a science- based, participatory and transparent governance framework and mechanism to sustainably manage fisheries in such areas, consistent with the principles of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) based on food security, and supplementary livelihood for poverty alleviation consistent with the objectives of the Amended Fisheries Code. This Order applies to all FMAs in Philippine waters for the compliance and guidance of all concerned national government agencies (NGAs), LGUs, FARMCs, the commercial fishing industry, municipal fisher folk, academe, non-government organizations and other stakeholders directly or indirectly involved in fisheries or in the management of such areas. The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business or profit beyond subsistence or sports fishing, to be further classified as: 1. Small scale commercial fishing - fishing with passive or active gear utilizing fishing vessels of 3.1 gross tons (GT) up to 20 GT; 2. Medium scale commercial fishing - fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of 20.1 GT up to 150 GT; and 3. Large scale commercial fishing - fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of more than 150 GT.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.bfar.da.gov.ph