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    Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998: (RA 8550 As Amended by RA 10654)

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    Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

    (RA 8550 as amended by RA 10654)


    BRIEF
    BACKGROUND
    • RA 8550 & Purpose
    • RA 10654
    BRIEF
    BACKGROUND
    • RA 8550 & Objectives
    • RA 10654
    RA 8550 & Objectives

    Act Providing for the Development, Management, and


    Conservation of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
    • Effective on June 23, 1998
    • Conservation, Protection and Sustained Management
    • Poverty Alleviation
    • Aquaculture Improvement
    • Utilization of Offshore and Deep-sea Resources
    • Upgrading of Post-harvest Technology
    BRIEF
    BACKGROUND
    • RA 8550 & Objectives
    • RA 10654
    RA 10654

    An Act to Prevent, Deter & Eliminate Illegal, Unreported &


    Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

    • Driven by EUs Yellow Card Warning


    • Amends RA 8550
    • Lapsed into law on February 27, 2015
    • Addresses Overfishing or Overexploitation Issues
    • Establishes Control Techniques in Fish Harvest
    • Tightens Rules on Commercial Fishing
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of
    Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Conservation and Management of
    Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

    Controls to Fisheries and Aquatic Resources


    • Access to Fishery Resources
    • Catch Ceiling Limitations
    • Establishment of Closed Season
    • Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Philippine Waters.
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Municipal Fisheries

    Jurisdiction of Municipal and City Government


    • Management, conservation, development , protection, utilization and
    disposition of all fish and fishery/aquatic resources
    • Enact appropriate ordinances
    • Enforce fishery laws, rules and regulations
    Municipal Fisheries

    Fishing Privileges in Municipal Waters


    • Boundaries of the Municipal Waters
    • Licensing and Permits
    • Registration
    Municipal Fisheries

    Color Coding and Marking System (E.O. No. 305)

    • Color Coding
    • Marking of Municipal Fishing
    Vessels
    Municipal Fisheries

    Users of Municipal Waters


    • Small Medium Commercial Fishing Vessels – 10.01 to 15 km.
    • At least Seven (7) Fathoms
    • Prior Consultation
    SMALL SCALE COMMERCIAL FISHING – fishing with passive or active
    gear utilizing fishing vessels of 3.1 gross tons (GT) up to twenty (20) GT
    MEDIUM SCALE COMMERCIAL FISHING – fishing utilizing active gears
    and vessels of 20.1 GT up to one hundred fifty (150) GT;

    FATHOM – a measure of length to reach bottom, one fathom equals to six (6)
    feet.
    Municipal Fisheries
    Municipal Fisherfolk
    • Prioritization
    • Demarcated Fishery Right
    • Overfished Areas
    • Support to Municipal Fisherfolk
    • Rights and Privileges of Fishworkers
    FISHERFOLK - people directly or personally and physically engaged in taking and/or culturing and processing fishery
    and/or aquatic resources
    FISHWORKER - a person regularly or not regularly employed in commercial fishing and related industries, whose
    income is either in wage, profit-sharing or stratified sharing basis, including those working in fish pens, fish cages, fish
    corrals/traps, fishponds, prawn farms, sea farms, salt beds, fish ports, fishing boat or trawlers, or fish processing and/or
    packing plants. Excluded from this category are administrators, security guards and overseers
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Commercial Fisheries

    Fishing Licenses
    • Vessel & Other Licenses
    • Persons Eligible
    • Registration of Fishing Gear
    • Renewal of Commercial Boat

    LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL FISHING –


    fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of more than
    one hundred fifty (150) GT.
    Commercial Fisheries

    Distant Water Fishing


    • Requirements
    • Incentives for Commercial Fishers to Fish Farther into the Exclusive
    Economic Zone
    • Reportorial Requirements
    • Use of Superlight or Fishing Light Attractor
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Aquaculture
    fishery operations involving all forms of raising and
    culturing fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish
    and marine water areas.

    Fishponds, Fish Pens & Fish Cages


    • Lease of Fishponds
    • License to Operate Fish Pens, Fish Cages, Fish Traps and Other
    Structures for the Culture of Fish and Other Fishery Products
    • Registration of Fish Hatcheries and Private Fishponds
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Post-Harvest

    Facilities, Activities and Trades


    • Post-Harvest Facilities
    • Registration and Licensing
    • Importation and Exportation of
    Fishery Products
    SALIENT FEATURES
    • Conservation and Management of Fisheries
    and Aquatic Resources
    • Municipal Fisheries
    • Commercial Fisheries
    • Aquaculture
    • Post-Harvest
    • Prohibited Acts
    Prohibited Acts

    • Engaging in Unauthorized Fisheries Activities


    • Failure to Secure Fishing Permit Prior to Engaging in
    Distant Water Fishing
    • Unreported/Unregulated Fishing
    • Poaching in Philippine Waters
    • Ban on Muro-ami, Other Methods and Gear
    • Illegal Use of Superlights or Fishing Light Attractor
    • Capture of Sabalo and Other Breeders/Spawners
    End.

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