Fisheries Administrative Order No. 146 of 1983 concerning rules and regulations governing the gathering and farming of seaweed

Republic of the Philippines tfuri.stry of Natural Resources Diliman, Quezon -City FISHEP.IES· 4'\ININISTPATIVE) ORIER ID. 146 1933-U-08 Series of 1983. ) SUBu"'Ecr: RULES, Ili'Jl) P.F.GUI..ATICNSGOVERNTI{; 'Ir::E Gl'.l'HFYING AND Ff~mx; OF sEl\WEErs. Pursuant to Sections 4 MC; 7 of Presidential ['€cree ~b. 704, other vri.se l~m as the "Fdsherf.es Decree of 1975", and the provisions of Batas Pcmbansa BIg. 325, t:hL following rules and repulations governing the gathering and farming of s~TeE.ds ·~.re hereby -prooul.?ated: . SECITON I. Definition·of terins .::md phrases. - For purposes of this Order, the follOWirig terr-s 8Ildphrases as used herein shal.L ueqn as fol.Iows: a) S~'!VJaeds - All rcarfne algae used :'1S food or producing derivatives such as agar, agrurs , algin, carrageenin, or other extracts of econ:mrl.c or comnerci?~ value, such as but rot limited to gul.3n-'JIl dagat (ragalog) " lato (Visay:m), gozo (Vis~yrm), .;ma £1.lImt (Iloc&"YJ). b) Sem-Jeed fanrd.rlg or culturinp.; - 'Ihe cultiWl.tion of arrJ· secn'12ed in auth:>rized. specit~d.areas by any method with appropraace interisivecare for production in ccmrerci.al quanti.ties. . c) Seaweed fa:rm lot - f.n autlnrized· sp~fied area for the fani'ing or CUlture of seaweeds. d) Se:'lIir~d fanrer' - lny person, natural or juridical,al gaged in the 'farrn:inr or culture of. sa"'lWeeds • e) SeatNa."'<i acm".! gath"rcr - fny natural, person t8ki.ng or gathering sa~7eedS fuiri the natural, or wild gxowtll in areas other then seTi~ed f.:mr, lots. f) l.c~ual . seaweed p;A.the~! - The tcldng or. rcrrovi.ng of i3ro/ sec"lt\>eed. frem the natura or ~n.ld growth m areas other than SeavJaed farm 'Iots , g) 11) i) j) k) 1) 2 Scientific, research, anrl/or educc.tiontu. purposes - Sea ~;eea gathering or farrninp: shP~l be aeaIEd for scientific, research, and/or educataonal, purposes wbenever , to the exclusion of gain, its purpose is the study of or experi. rrentatfon with seaweeds . Fermi..t to gather - Penni.eissued to a s~7Eed actual, ga therer for tre t?kinr; or gathering of S€a'1ee0--S fran. tbe natural or wild growth in areas designated by the Director as seaweed restricted area. License to culture - license issued for se.-'lWeed fanning or cUlture with e. d.efinite area ofcoverap.-e. Gratuitous pennit - Permit issued to gather seeoeed in areas designated bl the Director as sea'weed. restricted areas or to cul.turo seaeeeds for scientific, research, end/or educational purposes. ~d restricted area - A~a;-1eed resource area so de Sif.11Clted bY the Di:-ector where free gath2ring of sec...~ds is prohibited. DirectOr -' 'Th2 Dir.:;ctor of Fisheries and P..quatic Pesour ces . m) 1:-'!i.niste.'l':" - The H:i.ni..ster of Natural Hesources . SEC. 2. Gau.'lering .:md'or culture of seaweeds. - No person, part nership, assocJ...ab.on, corpo.rataon , or cooperatava shall gatbar seCM2ed in areas desi.gna ted by tbe ]'irector as seaweed restricted areas and s~"1't~df~!.1Jl lots or cul.tun. seaweed in &rf public water area in the Philippines witoout any of 1:ne fol.Iovdng permits or license issued by tl~ Director: a) Pennit to Gather b) License to Culture c) Gratuitous Permit; . SEC. 3. ~Jho are entitl,.:d to gather and/or cnlture seaweeds. a) C:i..tizcmsof the PhiJippines; b) Paxtnerslups , asscci.at.Icns , or corporatdon duly regis tered in accordance v.i.th L.1.W and at least sixty (60%) percentun of the autrorfzed capital stock of ~:hich be longs to citizens of :he Philippines; c) Cooperatives duly rCf~' stered in accordance with 13W. 3 SEC. ,4. ,'Pe>trictions.on seaYJeed farrrd.ng or culture. 1. Size of~ farm lot ,: a) For .individual - rot rmre than an aggrecare rmxirnm eXC:"1 of 1 !la., provided that cnl.y one license shal.L be Lssued to a femi.Ly, either to 't1~ husbmd or· the wife,' unless they are living separately and inde pendently fran each other, arid provided further trot any rocrnber of the farriily nnc:\ liviri.g independaltly, T:lr'lY also apply for 8. license. ' b) For partnership ,0Ssociations, corporntIons , or coope ratives - Not rrorc than an Clf,.PIel?:ate rmximm area of 33'~. ' c) 1he pro-visions of the preceding paragraphs" (a) and (b) rott.rl..u.~t:C''IDr;ling,the~Wster In:-1Y, upon the re comardatfon of. the Director, increase or' decrease the, area that IT'irJ be' granted for reason of public interest, ta..ki.ng into consideration (1) 'the: ffnan cial capaci.ty end/or qual.Lfi.catdon of the applicant; (2) ,the socfo-ecoromi.cdnpor'tance of the proj ect or industry for ..xmch toc',e.ref3, is appl.Led and (3) tbe €Xist~ce of inJr.;erous applicfltions for permtt end/or license in the place where tl-e area 'applied for is located. 2. Establishrent of s£3tvced farmLot; - Ib s~~ed farm lot shall be establ.Lshed wit:bin Q. dfstzmce of sixty (60) treters from enother nor shall they be so established 'as to obstruct free navigatiDn. . ' SEC. S. Festrictions 0!l s~.,eed ~at:reri.nF;. - tb person shall gather, take , or ramva seaweed £rare f.lIlY fan;'] at area covered by tID existring license to culture except the Li.censee thereof, ro'r shall any person gather, rake or rorove serlt'J'e(=rl fron, any seaweedrcs trictec. area wit:1;:)ut a pezrait to gather or' .a gratni.tous ,permit issued by the Director. SF.c. f., Fees. ,- 'The foU~-rlrtg fees' shal.L be collected whEn applicable: a) Jwlication fee .to [; ather b) ,!.pplieation fee to cul.ture c) Pennit: fee to g:athcr , d) ,I..icepse fee to cultnre .. P 2.GO P20.00 P 2.00 PSO.00 per 10',000 square Tl.'eters or fractf.on thereof. 4 SEC. 7. Obligatibns of seapecd 'gatherers ,when .applicable. a) Record of sa~med ~c"lthercd under ·the permit ~. .. A penrdt.tee shaIl.. sulmi.t to .th(~' pirector fi nonthly stacerent :of seaoeeds gathered on .a prescribed. form: b) t: permi.t to gather shall be carr-ied at .~11 tfrres and shall· be presented upon der,und by any' Inspectfng fishery officer. SEC. 8. Cblirietions 0::: set';-:QeG. fa):.'Iner-licel.1see a) The seatveed farr-er-Lfcensec shal.L conply wi.th all pertinent ed.sting .1C!tolS, rul.os and regulataons , unci trose mich may 'hereinafter be prormlgated: b) He shall .assure rc~~ponsibi1ity'forany and all acts of his agencs, €fil) ioyees , or Laborers In the estab 1istIrent, ~.g€llE:::.t or operation of the seaweed' farm lots; . c) A' lnlca:- of liceP.s:; to culture:seaveeds' shall. keep a. book.'orbooks··to··r.~rd all..Idrids, of ,s~d" cUltured arid harvested from the fAirn lotun~~ l;i.~.se~ 'inli catring therein the date of planting, '~ kind, :q~9I1­ tity, date of har ....-est and the capfcal, irivestccL The book or Cooks shal, LOO mnbered 91P..se9UQ,vely and shall be subject t) Inspectfon and' ~~f:i:c;a.opn '.by the Director or·~hi;.~duly .~ut.lnri.'"red,r~~e$ent:lt~~. The farmrr-License : shal.L also' submi.t a nnnthly 'state malt of all se<'lw€€lL., cultured and barvested co the Director in a prescrdbed form. d) iI-:hm appliccililein!:he event of foreclosure, the trortgagee-b-::mk shaiL have a ~i·~-::·bd .of fiVe (5).: years thereafter to hold the ·1.roo covered. by the .license for the purpose of Liquid:!ting tl-e rrortgap.edebt, dfsposfns. of the irr,)rovarent:s. therein, and negotd.a tlllg for the trransfrr or assif'rmmt of the.:rights therein .to other cu :lified trnnsferces or assigneos ,~ shall cctrply ~i;rit:'.i. the requiromi1ts of this Order, SEC. 9. 11lJrP..tion of tb.~ license. -l license to culture sa-1Wec:ds in any public water' area of 6~ phi.lippine-'=>· Lssued by the :Ji.re~t:or shal.l, be for a period rot exceeding :~l (10) years subject to rroa'-7al; n pennit to r.ather shal.k be for :~ :?eriocl ofono (1) ye.-ar subject; to re ~; and a gratuitous pemut; shall be for" P.. f1critjd of stx (6) 'rronths subject to rata·ru. 5 ~c. 10., Gro~ds,: for: r'rjection,o~ :.wlicad.ona' s~Et1Sion,or. can celJ..1-tiOn 9rgrat:\.1ttous~ J?GEl:.J..~,:. pertm.t" tX1 -EPtl).er,m(;, 1J.cmse. to CUIttn::e s~~ 1. An ~plication to gather and/or culture seclt,JC;eds shall be rej-ectc::d tn'1er. tl)a.·.tollrn-dng .grotlIlc1s: ::1), GiviJJg .false. :St<.'l~~1ts,.fu..thE: :~ppliG...·~·tions'i ·b} U'lsuitabUity,and. ron-(waUabili,ty ofthe.-nra'3, app l.ie,j. fur. Z, L gratui.t()u.s·p~t;:'l-:'~ permi.t; to"fp:t~1;",;" :md/or: l:i-ceI1$e :~'teu.l~ \>~<$.;j~hwl,b~ suspended ·?Xrl/o.r- cancel.Led on the following grounds: a) too-use of -t:h8 license to culture within one (1) year frxm the date of Issuance: b): Violatioty·of e:d,stiI)g ffsbery laws, rules and re GUlf.l:t W1¥,3 and the terms and condi.tdons of the Penni.ti 3. The Director tn:1.Y at my ti.rre reduce or alter the .ereaco vered by the license to allture or d:1c1Ilgc or nndify the terms and -concH.tions of the license or permi.t , or t..~ Satre may be made toexpiro at an 'earlier date' when pU,b'lic Iriteresz so zequi.re or for justifi$~ grounds or reasons, ffi'It'Itlg which are the violations. of . the eoncliti-ons of the license or permi.t; and pert:i.nal Y!.ru1es ~~ ,rerulntions . 4, tny or all fixed iJ:provaD2I1ts of tl~ farm lot shall be raroved by the licensee therefrom t,rl.thin sixty (60) days fran the date of cancel.Latdon or tennination of the license. SEC. ll. Penal, Provision. - P-Irj viob.tion of thi,s Order shal.L subjE:.-et the offender to a fine of fran five hundred (p500.00) pesos to five tlnusand (p5,OOO.OO) pesos, cr drmri.sorrrent from six (6) nuntbs to four (4) years , or both such fine .:lo.'1r.~ irprisorm:nt, in the 6 discretion of :t:he, Court: Provided~·:.'l1lat too Director.~·hereby enpo-. wered to iIrpose upon t.lte offen(llir":-tn administrctive fi.rl2 of rot nore than five tbousand (ll5,OOO.-oO) pesos or to cancel his pennit or license, ~ml e.pplic'1.ble~ SEC. 13. Repec.llng Clause. - All existing administrative orders, rules and rep;u]~t1Ot'1S~15ai?tst:bm:a:>fwhich are dnconstatsnt; vrl.t.~ the ~ cJ! this Order are herwby repoaloo. or~~~~Y SEC. 14. Effectivitv. - This Order shall ta}:eef£.~ct fifteen (15) days after its l~rs't rniiliC:>....tion in the Officicl Cazette and/or In tt~ (2) neospepers of fen.eral eire"] atioo and the Increase in the appl.Lca tion fee shal.L take. (;:ffact fifteen (15). days after its, Last; publ.Lcation in too (2) t'lG?Spapers of f,eneral circulation for twJ (2) consecutive ~veek.s . (SGD.) illGmRC Q. PEft\ Min1s,cer Hini.stry of :-;ab.tr<11 P.e.sources REa:U1ENDf..D BY: (SCP.) rrux R C-tti7tlES Director Bureau of Fisheries and / ,. 1 "",' 'P£'''''!.UGtic ••esources