00. Ocean Decade - Philippines
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The UNACOM Online and Digital Enabling Library and Index is developed to support the alignment of research, investments, and community initiatives toward contributing to a well-functioning, productive, resilient, sustainable, and inspiring ocean. The goal is to enable the government, partner agencies, and UNESCO to develop more robust Science-Informed Policies and facilitate a stronger Science-Policy Interface through the gathered data, information, and knowledge related to the Ocean Decade in the Philippines.
Particularly, it aims to:
Particularly, it aims to:
- Gather and index all publications, reports, policies, laws, legislations, articles, and other documents of the Philippine National Committee on Marine Sciences (NCMS) related to the Ocean Decade.
- Disseminate and promote these publications, reports, policies, and other documents on the initiatives and actions to address the Ocean Decade challenges.
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- Fisheries Administrative Order No. 200-1: Series of 2021. Guidelines and procedures in implementing Section 91 (poaching in Philippine waters) of the Philippines Fisheries Code of 1998, as amended by Republic Act No. 10654.(Department of Agriculture, 2021-07-14)This Order prohibits fishing or operating by any foreign fishing vessel (including foreign-flagged fishing vessels manned by Filipinos) in Philippine waters, and states that entry of a foreign fishing vessel while not observing certain conditions or behaving in certain manner shall constitute shall constitute prima facie evidence that the boat/vessel is engaged in poaching as articulated in the Philippines Fisheries Code of 1998 and relevant amendments including Republic Act No. 10654. One of the exceptions to the prima facie presumption shall be passage of the foreign vessel for purposes of dry docking, servicing, or unloading of catch by foreign flagged catcher vessels, provided, with a 24-hour prior entry notification in compliance with Port State Measures. The Order also, among other things, report of poaching and action on poaching report, information gathering and surveillance. Article 7 lists the persons authorised to enforce this Order including the Law Enforcement Officers of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; the Philippine Navy; Coast Guard and National Police. The Order sets out pre-operation, operation and post-operation procedures. Article 12 stipulates penalties for defined offences. The text consists of 15 Sections attached with 6 Annexes.
- Fisheries Administrative Order No. 266: Series of 2020. Rules and regulations on the implementations of Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) and Electronic Reporting System (ERS) for commercial Philippine flagged fishing vessels amending FAO 260 Series of 2018.(Department of Agriculture, 2020-10-12)The objectives of this Order include: a. To enhance monitoring of fishing operations for fisheries management through the implementation of vessel monitoring measures. b. To enhance law enforcement to regulate the capture fisheries sector towards achieving long term resource sustainability. c. To implement vessel monitoring measures to track fishing behavior for scientific research and data. d. To establish a system that will facilitate law enforcement and aid in case building and prosecution of fisheries law violations. e. To gather data on fishing effort and catch data by means of an electronic reporting system which will serve as basis for fisheries management measures. f. To aid in the seafood traceability and catch documentary requirements of the government. g. To ensure safety for fishers thru a tracking device that would monitor the vessels' location during accidents and disasters. h. To implement policies embodied in Republic Act 8550, as amended by RA 10654 and its implementing rules and regulations, relating to the vessel monitoring requirements of fishing vessels. The Text consists of 26 Sections divided into 5 Chapters: General Provisions; lmpJementation of Vessel Monitoring Measures; Operational Requirements for Vessel Monitoring Measures; Penalties; Miscellaneous Provisions. All commercial catcher fishing vessels operating in Philippine waters and all fishing vessels in distant waters shall not engage in fishing activity without the vessel monitoring measures as established in FAO 260 and herein. The VMS shall apply to all licensed Philippine flagged commercial fishing vessels authorized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to operate in the high seas and those fishing vessels with access rights to fish in other countries' exclusive economic zones. All catcher vessels 30 GT and above operating either in the high seas or with access rights to fish in other coastal states and/or fishing in the Philippine EEZ shall have an installed Electronic Reporting System which can connect to the VMS transceiver to send fishery information to BFAR. For all other vessels, a combination of onboard and port ERS systems shall be implemented to electronically capture and report catch information. As a prerequisite for registration or license renewal, all commercial fishing vessels must secure a certification confirming that: a. An accredited ALC has been installed and verified as fully operational by the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR). b. The ALC unit deployed has been accredited and certified as meeting the minimum standards set by the DA-BFAR. The Order further make provisions for: the main center for monitoring and gathering data for the purpose of this Order; data access; vessel monitoring measures in marine protected areas; minimum data requirements; accreditation of data systems and service provider; frequency of reporting: offences and penalties; etc.
- Fisheries Administrative Order No. 267-1: Series of 2023. Rules & regulations governing the landing and transshipping of fish and fishery products that have not been previously landed, and other port services in the Philippines by foreign-flagged fishing vessels.(Department of Agriculture, 2023-12-14)
- Fisheries Administrative Order No. 267: Series of 2021. Rules and regulations governing the landing and transhipping of fish and fishery products that have not been previously landed, and other port services in the Philippines by Foreign-flagged fishing vesssels.(Department of Agriculture, 2021-11-03)
- Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264-1: Series of 2023. Amending Fisheries Administrative order No. 264, Series of 2020, entitled "Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile mangrove crabs and gravib mangrove crab(Scylla spp.)"(Department of Agriculture, 2023-12-11)