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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 226: Series of 2008. Regulation on the mesh size of tuna purse seine nets and trading of small tuna.

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dc.coverage.spatialPhilippines
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-04T12:11:53Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-01
dc.descriptionThis Administrative Order, consisting of 6 Sections, establishes the Regulation on the Mesh Size of Tuna Purse Seine Nets and Trading of Small Tuna. The following management and conservation measures to prescribe the mesh size of tuna purse seine nets in catching tuna and regulation on the trading of small tuna are promulgated to prohibit to any person, association, cooperative, partnership or corporation to operate tuna purse seine nets with mesh size smaller than 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) at the bag or bunt portion in catching tuna. It shall be unlawful also to trade small tuna caught beyond the bycatch ceiling. Violation of Section 2 of this order shall subject the offender to a fine of from 2,000.00 to 20,000.00 Pesos or imprisonment from six months to two years or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court; the boat captain and the master fisherman may also be subject to the penalties provided; the owner/operator of the commercial fishing vessel who violates this provision shall be subjected to the same penalties; the Department is empowered to impose upon the offender an administrative fine and/or cancel the fishing licence.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14697/385
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Agriculture
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFisheries Administrative Order ; No. 226: Series of 2008
dc.relation.urihttps://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FAO-No.-226-s.-2008.pdf
dc.subjectLegislation
dc.subjectTrade
dc.subjectFisheries
dc.subject.agrovoctuna
dc.subject.agrovocmesh selectivity
dc.subject.agrovocmesh
dc.subject.agrovocpurse seines
dc.subject.agrovocpurse seining
dc.subject.agrovoctrade
dc.subject.agrovocfisheries law
dc.subject.agrovocfishery regulations
dc.subject.agrovocregulations
dc.subject.agrovocfishery management and conservation
dc.subject.agrovocmarine fishes
dc.subject.agrovocmigratory species
dc.subject.agrovocmarine fisheries
dc.subject.agrovocsize
dc.subject.agrovocfishing gear
dc.subject.agrovocfishing methods
dc.subject.agrovocinspection
dc.subject.agrovocbycatch
dc.subject.lcshTuna
dc.subject.lcshNets
dc.subject.lcshPurse seines
dc.subject.lcshFishery law and legislation
dc.subject.lcshFishing
dc.subject.lcshFisheries--Equipment and supplies
dc.subject.lcshFisheries
dc.subject.odcChallenge 3: Sustainably feed the global population
dc.subject.odcChallenge 4: Develop a sustainable and equitable ocean economy
dc.subject.odcChallenge 9: Skills, knowledge, and technology for all
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
dc.titleFisheries Administrative Order No. 226: Series of 2008. Regulation on the mesh size of tuna purse seine nets and trading of small tuna.
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