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Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-4: Series of 2018. Regulations and implementing guidelines on group tuna purse seine operations in high seas pocket number 1 as a special management area.

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dc.coverage.spatialPhilippines
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-04T12:57:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-25
dc.descriptionThis Administrative Order covers the 36 Philippine registered traditional group seine fishing vessels granted access to the HSP1-SMA, having gross tonnage of not more than 250 GT issued with International Fishing Permits, and listed in the WCPFC record of fishing vessels. It applies only to HSP-1 SMA, which is the area of the high seas bounded by the EEZs of the Federated States of Micronesia to the north and east, Republic of Palau to the west, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the south with exact coordinates as used by WCPFC Vessel Monitoring. Fishing access to operate in HSP1-SMA is granted on the basis of compliance to specific criteria. Compatible measure for the high seas and exclusive economic zones (EEZs) are implemented so that bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna stocks are, at a minimum,maintained at levels capable of producing their maximum sustainable yield, as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors including the special requirements of developing States in the Convention Area as expressed by Article 5 of the Convention. The vessels or the fishing company shall notify BFAR through electronic or any means the entry and the exit the HSP-1 SMA. Likewise, this information shall be transmitted to the adjacent coastal States / Territories and WCPFC. The report should be in the following format: "VID/entry or Exit: Date/Time; Lat/Long." The vessels operating in HSP-1 SMA should report sightings of any fishing vessel to the BFAR and WCPFC Secretariat Such information shall include vessel type, date, time, position, markings, heading and speed. The Bureau shall maintain an updated list of all fishing vessels operating in the I-ISP-i SMA based on the foregoing vessel's entry and exit reports submitted to WCPFC. The list will be submitted to WCPFC and will be made available to WCPFC members and other concerned stakeholders through dedicated website, www.bfar.gov.ph. Any violations of the provisions of this Fisheries Administrative Order shall be penalized with fines and penalties specified in the text.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14697/285
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Agriculture
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFisheries Administrative Order ; No. 245-4: Series of 2018
dc.relation.urihttps://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FAO-245-4-s.-2018.pdf
dc.subjectLegislation
dc.subject.agrovocfishery regulations
dc.subject.agrovocfisheries law
dc.subject.agrovocregulations
dc.subject.agrovoctuna
dc.subject.agrovocpurse seines
dc.subject.agrovocpurse seining
dc.subject.agrovocfishing
dc.subject.agrovocfishing methods
dc.subject.agrovocfishing gear
dc.subject.agrovochigh seas
dc.subject.agrovocmarine fisheries
dc.subject.agrovocfishery management and conservation
dc.subject.agrovocfishing vessels
dc.subject.agrovocmesh
dc.subject.agrovocmarine fishes
dc.subject.agrovocpenalties
dc.subject.agrovocmigratory species
dc.subject.agrovocaquatic animals
dc.subject.agrovocmaritime zones
dc.subject.lcshFishery law and legislation
dc.subject.lcshTuna
dc.subject.lcshPurse seines
dc.subject.lcshPurse seining
dc.subject.lcshFishing
dc.subject.lcshFisheries
dc.subject.lcshFishing boats
dc.subject.lcshNets
dc.subject.lcshMarine fishes
dc.subject.lcshMigratory animals
dc.subject.lcshAquatic animals
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 12 - Responsible consumption and production
dc.titleFisheries Administrative Order No. 245-4: Series of 2018. Regulations and implementing guidelines on group tuna purse seine operations in high seas pocket number 1 as a special management area.
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