Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-4 S. 2018 on the Regulations and Implementing Guidelines on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area

,.... ~"I'. OF AG-9 ~~<,; • 'c~ Republic of the Philippines ~ ,,. 8; ~ .-- '=ij, Department of Agriculture 0 ~ · ··~tr1 Bureau of F isherie s and A quatic Resources ifJ"lf D;; ))} PCA Compound, E lliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City ' ~ Tel. Nos. 929-95-97. 929-80-74 FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 245-4 Series of 2018 .. ... · ·~ ..... SUBJECT: REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTING GUIDELJNES ON GROUP TUNA PURSE SEINE OPERATIONS IN HIGH SEAS POCKET NUMBER 1 AS A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. WHEREAS, the Philippines signed the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean and its Annexes on September 5, 2000, which was subsequently ratified by the Senate on 2005; WHEREAS, the Philippines is a member of the Regional Fisheries Management Organization, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC); WHEREAS, in the 8th WCPFC Regular Session in March 2012, CMM 2011-01 for Temporary Extension of CM M 2008-01 was adopted giving the Philippines limited access to High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP-1) as a Special Management Area (SMA) and incorporated in CMM 2012-01 and subsequent CMMs (2013-01, 2014-01, 2015-01 and 2016-01); WHEREAS, in December 2017, the Commission adopted a new Conservation and Management Measure (CMM 2017-01) for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to provide a robust transitional management regime that ensures the sustainability of Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna stocks; WHEREAS, CMM 2017-01 will create a bridge to the adoption of a harvest strategy for Bigeye, Skipjack, and Yellowfin Tuna in accordance with the work plan and indicative frames set out in the agreed work plan for adoption of harvest strategies under CMM 2014-06, which includes the development of management objectives and target reference points, and the Commission shall work towards achieving and sustaining the following: 1) Bigeye Pending agreement on a target reference point the spawning biomass depletion ratio (SB/SBF=o) is to be maintained at or above the average (SB/SBF=o) for 2012-2015. 2) Skipjack The spawning biomass of skipjack tuna is to be maintained on average at a level consistent with the interim target reference point of 50% of the spawning biomass in the absence of fishing, adopted in accordance with CM M 2015-06. Page J l • # ·-. 3) Yellowfin Pending agreement on a target reference point the spawning biomass depletion ratio (SB/SB r-=o) is to be maintained at or above the average (SB/SBF=o) for 2J}1Z-2015. WHEREAS, this policy is designed as a conservation measure primarily to reduce effort in the Philippine waters where juvenile tunas are more likely to be found than in the High Seas Pocket 1; WHEREFORE, in view of these premises, the Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hereby promulgates the following regulations and implementing guidelines. Section 1. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this Order, the following terms as used herein shall mean and shall be construed as follows: 1) Automatic Location Communicator (ALC) or Mobile Tracking-Transceiver Unit - a two-way automatic tracking device approved by the Bureau to be installed on the fishing vessels that utilizes a satellite navigation and communication system for the purpose of transmitting information concerning the Philippines flagged fishing vessels' positions, fishing activities, and any other activity of the vessels as may be required. 2) Bureau/BFAR - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. 3) BFAR Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) - refers to the National Fisheries Monitoring Center established and operated by the Bureau which is used to track and monitor the position, time and course and speed of commercial fishing vessels in the territorial waters, EEZ and the high seas for the purpose of conservation and management of fisheries resources. 4) Commercial of Fishing Vessel/Gear License (CFVGL) - authorization granted by BFAR to the fishing vessel operators to fish within commercial waters (> 15 km from the shoreline) of the Philippines pursuant to Sec. 26 of R.A. 8550 as amended by RA 10654. 5) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) - an area beyond and adjacent to the terri torial sea of a country as defined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and their respective existing laws. 6) FAD - Fish Aggregating Devices that shall include drifting logs, other drifting objects and anchored FADs. 7) Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC) - serves as a land base component for fisheries monitoring control and surveillance which operates and maintains the Vessel Monitoring System. Page I 2 • 8) Fishing Vessel - any boat, ship or other watercraft equipped to be used for taking of fishery species or aiding or assisting one (1) or more vessels in the performance of any activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preservation, supply, storage, transportation and/or processing. 9) Group Seine - p.u;rse seine/ring net boats operating as a group, consisting of a catcher boat and Its support vessels, such as ice carrier boats, ranger and light boats. 10) High Seas (HS) - the area beyond Philippine waters which does not belong to the jurisdiction of any other State. 11) High Seas Fishing Day- this refers to the day when a fishing vessel sets its net with an intention to fish. 12) HSPl - High Seas Pocket 1 as referred to in CMM 2017-01. 13) International Fishing Permit (IFP) - authorization granted by BFAR to licensed Philippine Flagged Vessels to Fish in waters of other Coastal States and high seas where the Philippines has access agreements. 14) Purse Seine/Ring Net - a form of encircling net having a line at the bottom passing through rings attached to the net, which can be drawn or pursed. In general, the net is set from the boat or pair of boats around the school of fish. The bottom of the net is pulled closed with the purse line. The net is then pulled aboard the fishing boat or boats until the fish are concentrated in the bunt or fish bag. 15) Regional Fisheries Observer - Personnel duly authorized by the Commission's Regional Observer Program to collect and record fisheries scientific data on fishing activities and monitor/report vessel compliance on the various CMMs by the Commission, other RFMOs and by the Bureau's compatible measures. 16) RFMOs - refers to the Regional Fisheries Management Organizations that implements conservation and management measures on tuna such as !OTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission), ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna), and WCPFC in which the Philippines is a member, or the CCSBT (Commission on the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna) in which Philippines is cooperating non-member. 17) SMA-Special Management Area as referred in CMM 2017-01. 18) Special Fishing Permit for HSPl - authorization granted by BFAR to the 36 Traditional group seine fishing vessels to conduct fishing operation in High Seas Pocket 1 as Special Management Area. 19) WCPFC - Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. 20) MARLIN - Electronic Logsheet terminal designed to record and transmit daily logsheet data electronically. Page I 3 • Section 2. Scope and Application 1) This Administrative Order covers the 36 Philippine registered traditional group seine fishing vessels granted access to the HSP1-SMA, having gross tonnage of not mbr~ than 250 GT issued with International Fishing Permits, and listed in the WCPFC record of fishing vessels. 2) This Administrative Order applies only to HSP1-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 System. Section 3. Allocation of Fishing Access Fishing access to operate in HSP1-SMA is granted on the basis of compliance to the following criteria: 1) The fishing operation involves traditional group seine fishing vessel of no more than 250 gross tons; 2) The fishing vessel is Philippine-registered with valid Commercial Fishing Vessel and Gear License (CFVGL), licensed with International Fishing Permit and has paid a fee for a Special Permit to operate at HSP1 in the amount of USO 2,000 for 2018 subject to annual renewal and additional incremental fee of US100 annually thereafter until 2021; 3) The fishing vessel must be SOLAS compliant; 4) The fishing vessel must be Catch Documentary Scheme compliant; 5) The purse seine net shall have mesh size not less than 3.5 inches starting at the mid body to the entire wing while ring net shall have mesh size not less than 3.5 inches at both wings, and for purse seine or ring net with symmetrical net design, the mesh size of the lower half of the net shall not be less than 3.5 inches; 6) The fishing vessel has not been convicted in any administrative or criminal offenses for engaging in fishing activities in the Convention Area in violation of any conservation and management measures adopted by the WCPFC; 7) The fishing vessel shall be registered with WCPFC; 8) The catcher fishing vessel and its supporting carriers shall be equipped with two-way Vessel Monitoring System while all lightboats shall also be equipped with at least a one-way Automatic Location Communicators; 9) Each group tuna purse seine/ring net operation shall avail of the services of accredited Regional Observer preferably fishery graduates; 10) Each group tuna purse seine/ringnet operation shall commit to deploy no more than 40 FADs per catcher vessel; Page I 4 • 11) The boat owner and three highest ranking officers of the boat must have attended the orientation to be conducted by the Bureau prior to operation; and 12) The catcher ves~eUisted to access the high seas shall not fish for tuna in Philippine waters during the validity of their license in the high seas. However, in the furtherance of national priority the Bureau may allow these vessels to fish in designated areas. The Bureau shall issue a special approval for this purpose. All fishing vessels that have been qualified and granted special permits to operate in HS Pl shall retain their rights under FAO 245, 245-1,245-2 and 245-3 unless revoked or their licenses and special permits have expired and not renewed. Section 4. Observer Coverage. All catcher vessels operating HSPl-SMA shall have 100% regional observer coverage in accordance to FAO 240 Series of 2012 on Rules and Regulations in the Implementation of Fisheries Observer Program in the High Seas, and WCPFC Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) 2007-01 and CMM 2017-01. Priority will be given to fisheries graduate in the deployment of Observers. Section 5. Vessel Monitoring System. All catcher vessels and their corresponding carrier vessels shall be equipped with and shall operate a two-way Automatic Location Communicator in accordance to FAO 241 Series of 2012 on Regulations in the Implementation of the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) in the High Seas, CMM 2011-02 and CMM 2017-01. Their corresponding lightboats shall also be equipped with at least one­ way Automatic Location Communicators. The FMC shall provide continuous real-time VMS information to the adjacent Coastal States/Territories for monitoring purposes. Access to VMS and other data related to HSPl-SMA shall be in accordance with WCPFC Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to and Dissemination of High Seas Non­ Public Domain Data and Information Compiled by WCPFC for the Purpose of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Activities and Access to and Dissemination of High Seas VMS for Scientific Purposes. Section 6. Reporting. 1) The vessels or the fishing company shall notify BFAR through electronic or any other means at least 24 hours prior to entry and no more than 6 hours prior to exiting the HSPl-SMA. Likewise, this information shall be transmitted to the adjacent Coastal States/Territories and WCPFC. 2) The report should be in the following format: "VID/entry or Exit: Date/Time; Lat/Long." 3) The vessels operating in HSPl-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. Page I 5 • Section 7. Vessel Listing. The Bureau shall maintain an updated list of all fishing vessels operating in the HSPl-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.da.gov.ph. Section 8. Monitoring of Port Landings. All landings of vessels operating in HSPl-SMA shall be done at the General Santos , Zamboanga Fishports and other Authorized Ports operated by the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority. Catch Logsheet shall be accomplished and submitted to the Bureau to insure that reliable catch by species are collected for processing and analysis. Section 9. Catch Limit. The annual total catch per vessel not exceeds an equivalent to 273 high seas fishing days in the HSPl-SMA (4,923 X 2 = 9,846 days, divided by 36). Section 10. Net Mesh Size. All fishing vessels covered by this Order shall use net mesh size of not less than 3.5 inches starting at the mid body to the entire wing for purse seine, while mesh size of not less than 3.5 inches at both wings for ring net, and for purse seine or ring net with symmetrical net design, the mesh size of the lower half of the net shall not be less than 3.5 inches. Section 11. Use of Fish Aggregating Device (FAD). Each group tuna purse seine/ring net operation shall deploy not more than 40 FADs per catcher vessel. Location coordinates of FADs should be submitted to the Bureau. In compliance with CMM 2017 01, there shall be (3) months (July, August and September) prohibition of setting on FADs for all purse seine vessels in HSPl-SMA. Section 12. Nature of Access Right. Any transfer of access right or replacement of vessel covered by this Order shall be subjected to the prior approval of the Bureau and shall be based on the same conditions and criteria as provided herein, otherwise the transfer shall be considered void. Section 13. Penalties. Any violations of the provisions of this Fisheries Administrative Order shall be penalized with the following fines and penalties: 1) Pursuant to Section 116 of RA. 8550 as amended by R.A. 10654, violation of th e Observer Coverage required by Section 4 hereof shall be penalized with an administrative fine of Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) and forfeiture of the catch and gear; Upon conviction by a court of law, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of one (1) month and one (1) day to six (6) months and fine of twice the amount of the administrative fine, confiscation of catch and suspension or cancelation of license. 2) Intentionally non-reporting of position manually every four hours after having been notified by BFAR FMC that the VMS ALC is not transmitting as required shall be penalized with an administrative fine on Php 500,000.00 for the first offense, and Php 1,000,000.00 with revocation of Special Permit for HSPl-SMA for the second offense; Page I 6 3) Pursuant to Section 89 of R.A. 8550 as amended by R.A. 10654, violation of Section 6 and 8, cases of unreported fishing committed in waters beyond national jurisdiction or high seas, the owner, operator, and the three (3) highest officers of the commercial fishing vessel shall be penalized with an administrative fine equivalent to five (5) times the value of the catch or the amount indicated.b~low, whichever is higher; a) Two million pesos (P2,000,000.00) to Nine million pesos (P9,000,000.00) for small-scale commercial fishing; b) Ten million pesos (Pl0,000,000.00) to fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000.00) for medium-scale commercial fishing; and c) Sixteen million pesos (P16,000,000.00) to Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000.00) for large-scale commercial fishing vessels less than seven hundred fifty (750) gross tons, and Twenty-five million pesos (P25,000,000.00) to Forty-five million pesos (P45,000,000.00) for large­ scale commercial fishing vessels seven hundred fifty (750) gross tons or more. Upon conviction by a court oflaw, the three (3) highest officers of the commercial fishing vessel shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of s ix (6) months and a fine of equivalent to twice the amount of the administrative fine and confiscation of catch and gear. 4) Vessel exceeding HS fishing days as provided in Section 9 hereof, shall be liable to pay Php 1,000,000.00 with revocation of all the Special Permit for HSP1-SMA issued to the owner of the offending vessel; 5) Pursuant to Section 89 of R.A. 8550 as amended by RA 10654, non-compliance with the prescribed mesh size under Section 10 hereof shall be penalized with an administrative fine equivalent to three (3) times the value of the catch or the value indicated below, whichever is higher; a) Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) for small-scale commercial fishing; b) One hundred thousand pesos (Pl00,000.00) for medium-scale commercial fishing; c) Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) for large-scale commercial fishing. Upon conviction by a court of law, the offended, shall be punished by imprisonment of six (6) months to two (2) years and a fine equivalent to twice the administrative fine, a nd confiscation of catch and gear. 6) Deployment of FADs in Excess of 40 as provided in Section 11 hereof shall be penalized with administrative fine of Php 50,000.00 per excess FAD and confiscation of the excess FAD; 7) Unauthorized transfer of access right or replacement of vessel as provided under Section 12 hereof shall be penalized with Php 1,000,000.00 at first offense, Php 2,000,000.00 as well as revocation of Special Permit for HSP-1 SMA at second offense. Page 17 • Section 14. Separability Clause. If any section or provision of Order or part thereof is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions thereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Section 15. Repealing Cl(lti.se~ All existing administrative order, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions this Order is hereby repealed or modified. Section 16. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in any newspaper of gene irculation and upon registration with the Office of the National Administrative ·ster and shall be deemed coterminous with CMM 2017-01 until 2021. Secretary .J DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1w11111mm1111rna1u11 111111u1mm11 1a1mm1 in replying pis cite this code For Signature : S-07·18-0193 Received . 07111/2018 03:40 PM Page I 8 • Republic of the Philippines Department of Agriculture National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council {NFARMC) Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City NFARMC RESOLUTION No. 13 Series of 2018 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE EXTENDED IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NOS. 236, 254 AND 245-3 AND TO INCORPORATE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS THERETO WHEREAS, the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC) is a multi-sectoral body composed of representatives from all major stakeholders in Philippine fisheries and serves as an advisory and recommendatory body to the Department of Agriculture (DA); WHEREAS, Section 72 (a) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R. A. No. 8550 or The Philippine Fisheries Code, as amended by R. A. No. 10654, states that xxx "NFARMC shall have the following functions: (a) assist in the formulation of national policies for the protection, sustainable development and management of fishery and aquatic resources xxx"; WHEREAS, the effectivity of the aforementioned Fisheries Administrative Orders have already lapsed and requires the recommendation of the NFARMC for approval of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 61 of R. A. No. 8550 as amended by R. A. No. 10654 to facilitate the extension of their implementation; WHEREAS, the FAO 236, 254 and 245-3 should be aligned with the implementation of Conservation Management Measure 2017-01 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the implementation of Fisheries Administrative Order Nos. 236, 254 and 245-3 be extended for another three (3) years until February 10, 2021 taking into account the amendment in FAO 245-3 which provides symmetrical net as additional option for net design and mesh size requirement wherein the lower half of the ring net or purse seine should be not less than 3.5 inches; RESOLVED, FURTHER, that copies of this resolution be furnished to the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and other concerned offices; and UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED during the second quarter meeting of the council on May 18, 2018 held at the Camp Holiday Resort and Recreation Center, Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal. ~{, p~,,,. .,,, DR. YASMIN P. TIROL Academe Fisherfolk - Luzon 6'-v MARTHA E. CADANO Fisherfolk - Visayas Und Small Scale Comme/ ries .LIM Aquaculture '~ RO 0 PONG Fishe I - Luzon CA~O Fisherfolk - Mindanao r- -ROBE-ii:'~A-::SIS / ---,....:.. Alternate Member, Medium Scale Com rcial Fisheries 0 0 THE PH ILIPPINE Sl AR MONDA y 1 JULY 30, 2018 .. ------------------------.... ~·------------.......... -4 ..................................................... -. ........ --.............................................. ~ Rqmbhe of I.he Philippines D~rnn•nt <:<f AVfeu\•ur• Uu.refiu of Fisl1eries and A~uatk 1;'. csources !'CA Cumpwllll. Elliv1ici.I Road, Dilim•n, Q"""'" C11• Td. N~s. 929-9:).97· 929-8().7~ •lSHERlllS AOM1NlSfRA'flVE ORDER NO. 245-4 ~lies of2018 SUBJ£CT, lffiCO.LA'l10NS II.NO IMl'Llll\IEN'TlNG GUlfJEUNJ!S flN 4 ;ROOP TONA PURSE SEIN£ OPERATIONS flll HlCH SEAS POCl<£l' NUMBER 1 AS A SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AJW.A. Wlll!lU!AS, l:he Philippines signed lhe t:o1w1mUoll on the Co1r;crv.1tlo11 aiid Manunemcr•t of Hlghly Migr;tlory l'W! Stocks fu lile Weswni and central l'adfic OC<.' m :.uul Its l\ru\eKes on Sep~mber 5, 2000, whlch was subscq11enllyr.1dfled by the '>en.at<' lll Z005; WHEREAS, the Philippines Is ;i member of the Rcgl1>11;il l'lshe rics Managem~nt Organiw.tlon, the Western and Centrnl P~ciflc fisheries C.OmmNslon fNCPfC); WHlilU!J\S, In the o•n WCl'FC Regulai Session in Marrh :w12, C'MM 2011-01 for Tc1'nporary Extension ofCMM 2008·01 wasadopl))d gMn1plw Ph11iJ)pincs limitt'd amiss to lligb Seas Pocltet Number l (HSP-1) as a Special Manoi1:eme111 Area (SMA) and lnwrporatcd ln CMM 20'.l.2-01 auil sub.~()()Uel!L CMMs f201'.l-01. 20H-01. 201 r.-01 and 2016-01); \VlJERHl\S,, ln December 2017, the Comn\l.ssion M<Jpt•'<I a new Conservatlon and Management Measure {CMM 2017-01) for Bigeyc, Ycllowfm and Sk pjack Tuna lu the Westem and Centr.il Pacific Ocean to 1irovlde a rob~'t trnm.itional m 10..'\gcment ret~l rne that ens1tres tbe >-w;talnabilltyof Bigcye, Yellowfln and Sk1)1JJCk 'hma stocks; WHEREAS, CMM ?.017-01 will create a l111dg>: to the ado1>UM of a hi1rvc>t.str<1oogy for Blgeye, Sklpjacl<;. anu Yellow(hl Twm Jn accord.anre wttb tlw work plan anti iiulicaU'lm fr.mies set out ill file agreed work plan for :iulvption of harvt•st stra•egles wider CMM 2014-06, whkh Includes the development of managt'ml'nt obje 1ives and target reference points. and the Conunission ~h.•11 work towards "' hkviug md s11stahling the following: 1) lllgeye PeudillJ> ann~uicrnt on a tns;ut r~for-~n«) p11h1t tbl! )')~):\Wrtlng hJornas;\: depletion rnUo (SB/SB•-o} I'- t<> b" m:.lnroin<>cl ~l or al1ov<i the a~ern.ge (SB/Sllp..o) for 2012-2015. 2) Sldpjack 1'1\e ~-pawulng bfomU$ of sklpJacl<; tllna Is to be m .. 111taincd on averllge at a level consistent with the lntertm l'!lrget l"eforence poir t of 50 % of the spawning b iomM~ in tlmabS<luce offl shlng. arloptcd in ;tC:<.~ 1'di111cc With CMM 201S--OG. 3) Yel!owfln Peuding ~emcnr on a t:ugct reforence pomt the s:>awninr. hlom<l!:s depletion ratio (SU/SUP·@) \.~ to be mah1tallwd :it or auove full averag1> tSB/Sllll>oo} for 2012·2015. WllEREJ\S, I.his polk,y is d".slgncd as a cunseivatlon measure plimarly Lo rcdtlc<: effort Jn the Pblllppine watc1:s wlwrc, juvenlle tunas arc more liliely to Ill' fou 1d Ulan In UK! I liah Seas Pud«:t 1: WHERRFORJ!, in view of t.hese premls.~<. the D<'partmen< ol Agiici lture, through the nureau of Flshcries and A(Jllatu; Resources (llPA!t) hereby prom11l1.ates the followinl\ regulation~ ~nd lntplementiog !l'•i<leHne!l. , Sectlon 1. Defl:nltlon ofTenns. For pm1IOS"s of this Onlc•. 1he follo•Yilig tem1s as used herein shall mean and shill! be construed as follows: I) AutomaUc L-OC;Jtlon Conununii:ator (Al.CJ 01 Moh!IL• T1·.1ddnJ!-1'r,.uisroiver Unit - 3 two·way autom;i.tlt: t racking c.levke ap1irovcd by the Uureau to be Installed on the flshlng vessels that uWizc' J satl'Ulte navlg;ition :.ind commt1nl<'.1tlon system for the purpose <ll nanr.m1ttlug .lnfoinmtlon woccrolnr, the l'hlllpplnr.s flagged fishing vesscl1;' 110sitfo"s. fishlni;ac:tlvities, al)d any other actlVlty of the vc:.-sels as may be 1 c·11ulrcd. 2) tforcau/IU"AR-13ureau of f'islwriesan•l'Aquat": Hemmws. 3) IJFAR Vessel Monitoring Syi;tem (VMSJ ~ n·h•i, to Lhc National FM1crles Momtll1 lnt: Center e~t1bli.~b<:tl and opcr.tled hy t!u; lllu-e.cu whh:h l~ used to track and m011it-0r the position. timo and cou..,.,:, .md speed of cumlncirdal flslltng vessels Jn the te.rl'itorfal waters, lil\-Z an<l lh< high S•>.a~; for t11c purpose <Ji co~ervatiai. and nsa.nagcmcnt of ft"hefi~; t1: ,oul ws.. 4) Comroe..-cfat ofl'lsl1.htg Vcss~l/~a'r IJcense (C~V<,L) -· au J1ortzatlon r,r.mreJ by llfAlll-o 1he flsbh1gv!'Ssel operators to fish. w11t1mmm111ercial wat-ers (>15 km from the s\Jorellnc} oftht! .l'hlUpplrms pur.;1n11t to Sec 26 of RA H5SO as amended hy RA 10654. S) tlxclustvc lkonmrtlt: Z.nw .. {lmZ) - an area h~ynnd a1 1d mlja<~'l\l lo th<' h.~nito1ial St.'3 ofa conntl'y as 1.l!!fim.'Cl tmdr.>rth1· IJnilcd Nal mns Conventlo1u1n the Lav,< of tbc Sea nnd !Petr r<>spectlve mdstint: L11.v, 6) l'Al) - 1'lsh AtrurcgnUng Devlcestliat shall includ1~ d.r:ifbug logs, oth er driltiug <>bil!cts and J.J.nch11rod FA0$. 'l) The fishing w.sscl sbalt be regis~red with WCPFC; 8) The cai-cher fh'hlng vessel and its supporting came.rs shall be equipped With two.way V1>.sscl Monitoring System while all llghtboa.ts shall also he 4;(\\lipped With At fo"~'1; 0 one:· way Autumallc Locauon communicators; 9) aa~h croup Inna purse seine/ring net operation !:!rail av:Ul of tho sCTV!ces of accredited Regional Ohs1>rver prefcrnbly fishery graduates: 10) llm;h group tuna purso solne/rlngnet OJW.J''ll\loo shall .:.irmnlt ro deploy no more than 4-0 l'AOs per catcl1ervessel; 111 The boat owner and three highest ranking officers of the boat must have at~nded the orientation m he cond11cted by the Bureau prior to operation: and 12) 1'hc catcher vessel listed to access the high seas shall not fish for tuna In PhHipplmi waters during the validity ohhelrlkense In the high seas, However, io the furtheratice of national pri.orlty the Bureau may allow these vessels to fish In designated areas. The B11reau sllaU issue a special approval for this purpose. All fishing vessels that have been q11allllcd and r,r.uite<l sped31 p<!rmlts ro operate In HSPt shall retain tbetr rights u11der fAO 245. 245· l .245·2 and 245·3 u nless revoked or their licenses and special permits have expired and not renewud. Section 4. ObserverCov1>r.ige. All catcher vessels operating HSPl-SMA sh<lll have 100% regional observer coV1H'3jle In atcordance to FAO 2'10 Series of 2012 on Rules <tnd Rcqulations in the Implementation of Fisheries OblleNer Program In the High Sea;~ and WCPFC ConsCJ'VlltlOn a nd Management Measure (CMM) 2007·01 and CMM 2017-01. Priority will be given to tl~herles ~dunte in tho dcploymenl of Observers. Secttott S. Ve,~sel )lllonlb)rlng Sy&tem. All catcher lnl.SS~ls and thel.r rorrespondlng c:anicrvessels shallbe equipped with and sb311 operate a tW<>·way Au.tomatlc Lot:<1tJo·n Communicator In accordance to FAO 241 Serles of Z012 on RcgulflliOl'IS In the Jmplemento.tian of the Vessel MonfUJrlng System (Vl>1S) fn theff.f.g~Seas. CMM 2011-02 and CMM 2017-01. Their- comispondlng llghtboats shall also be equipped wlth nt least one· wa'j Automatic Loa1tio11 Communlc;itors. The FMC shall provide continuous real-time VMS lnfonnatlon to thi; adjacent Coastal Srates(Ti;rr!torle.~ for roonitorlng purposes. Access to VMS and other datn rclared to HSPl·SMA shall be !n accordance with WCPFC Rt1les and Pmcedures for the Protect.1011,,'\cc= to and Oissemlnalion of lllgh Seas Non· Public Dom.~in Oat3 and lofonuatlo11 Complied byWCPflCforthe Purpose.ofMonltori11g, Conm>I :ind Surveillance (MCS) Activities and At~ss to and DiSse.mlnatlon of Hlgh Seas VMS for Sclcntlflc Purpose;;. Section 6. Reporting. 1) Tho ve$.•e!s or the fish!ug cumpany ' '"'il notify llFAR through elccti·onk or any other meaus al least 24 hot11li prior ro cntty :ind no more than 6 hou~ prior tn eldting the HSPt-SMA. l.ikewise. lhis h1fonnat:Jon shall be transrnlttt>J to the adj~cent CQ;J:ttal States(T~rtitories and WCPFC. Z) The report sh<>uld be In the following format' "VIO/ent1y or Exit; Oal<l(fimc; L.at/l..<>O!!. • 3) 'rho ves$d$ opem t111g 111 tlSPl•SMA should report sightings of ;11Jy flshlng vessel to the Ill'AR and WCPPC Seaet:artaL Sud> lnfonnalion shall tndude vessel typl!, date, time. posltlm~ markings, beadlng and speed. Set1lon 7. Ve~-sel Usttng. The Bureau shall maintiin an updated list of all f1Sh1ng \'1.>ssels operating in the HSPl-SMA based on the foregoing vessel's enlry anti e.'<lt repmt• submi.tted to WCPFC. The list will be submitted co WCPFC aud will be made available to WCPFC members aml otlier concerned st2kebo1ders through dtldicated website, w.rol!.b!ar~uh. Section 8. Monitoring of PortLandlogs. All landings ofv~-els operating in HSPl·SMA shall be done .1t the General Santos, Zamboaoga l'ishports and other Authorized Ports oper:ired by the Philippine Fisheries Oewlopment Authority. Catch L.ogsheet shall be accompllshed and submitted to tl1c llurea11 to iosure tl1at reliable catc11 hy species are colfect<"d for processing and analysts, Section 9. Catch Limit. The aunual total catch per vessel not e.v.cet>ds au equivalent to 273 hlgb seas fishlngdays 1n tht'.1 US\>1 -SMA (4.923 X 2 = 9.846 days, divided by 36). Section 10. Net Mesh Slze. All fishing vessels cowrcd by this Order shall use net mesh size of not less than 3.5 lnches starting a t the mid body to the entire wing for purm seine, while mesh slie ofnot less lhan 3.5 inche> at both wings for ring net. and ror purse seine or ring net with symmctric::il ncr doYlgn. the mesh size of the lower half of the net shall not be less tban 35 inches. Sel-Uon 1 1. U!'>e of l'lsb llggregatJui; l>e'Vlcc {F/\.O). E:ttb group tuna purse seine/ring net operation sbali deploy not more than 40 FADS per catcher vessel. Location rooi'lllnates of FA Os should be submlttud to the B11reau. In compliance with CMM 2017 01, thel'C shall be (3) month.~ (July, August and September) probib'itlon of setting<ln f ADs for all purse seine vessel$ in !ISP1·SMA. Section 12. N:itllre of A«ess Right. Any transfer of access rlgbtor replacement or ves9cl c(Jvered hy tbi• 01-der shall he Stlb]1'Cted {<)the prior approval of the 1.ht.rcau IDld ~hali be b.lscd on lhe same condlth>ns and c11tcria a~ pro lided herein, otherwise the transfer shall be con~ld1>nnl void. Scalon 13. Pimalties. Any violation~ nflh(• provis ions oft.his J>ishcrles Admlnlstralive Order shall be pcnali7.ed wltl1 the following fines and penalties: lJ P1m·uant to S..:llon 114 of llA. 8550 :is a mended by R.A. 10654, violation of the Observer Covera2e rt'Otdrod bv Set:Hon 4- hereof sh<>ll be mm:.llwd with 5) l':xdustvc i!<ono1ulc Zou>: {liliZ) ·- at\ ,mia beyond and adjau·nt to the lnrilorlal s1•a of a country as dcfint•d uodcr the IJn(tcd Nations Convention on tho L.1w orthc $<.'a ,1111) their rcspertJvc ll.'11MingJ:tw>. b) 7) 8) 9) i'i\O - !"sh A1a:rcy,.1linp, D~vifcs 1loat,h.~l 111cludc drifbn1: loi:..,. other dnttinr. ohjl'I t; ~ml .inthorc<I FADS. Fit> h-'rl.-... MnnHor\ot; '.<-nv.·r (PM<.:) - "cxv~ as •.t la.ml h;lSU oompgncnt. for flsheriC!S mon1torint! t.:ontrol nnd :..urvetllance whirli opcr-..-tf't~ :~nd mah,t::.in i: lhc '/e,.scl Mon1torl1'/! System. F1shl11g Vessel - .111y boar. ship or other watcrcrJft cqulppL'<l to be used for taking of fi£hcry species or d1din;; OJ J~,i~lmg ouc (1) or more v(!sscls in tht' pcrfonnorncc ,,f any Jdh'ity rclalin& to fishing. includlny~ hut not limited to, preservation. supply. :;tord(le. t-rampo.rtn1011 and/or pmr.essmtt. Group Seine - purse seine/ring nel boats operating as a 3roup, consisting of ,1 catcher boat and its support vessels, such as ico carrier boats, ranecr and light boats. 10) lli&h Seas (!IS) - the area beyond Phlllpplnt: waters which docs n-Ot belong to lhe jurisdictioo of any other State. 11) llip,h S<>a< Fi,l>ing Day- this refors to thcd"ywhcn afi5hingve.-;d sets its net with an lntonrion to fith. 12) 13) H) 15) 11$!'1 - H11:h Sc.\s Pocket 1 as r<'fon-ed to in CMM 201'1-0l. lolemati<>oal F1shlur, Permit (11'1') - authnri2atlon r,rantctl by BF1\R to liccnS<.'d l'lulipµine F1agr.ed Vessels to Fish In water.; of other Coac.tal Stales and hif:h se.1s where the Philipplnt'S h~< ace~ agreements. l'\lN;c Sc1nv/1Ung Nnt - a form of uncircllnt~ net havlnc a line at the bottom r•asslnr. Uirough rines attached to thr nel. whlch GIO bo drawn or pursed. In gencrdl, the net is set from the boat or pair of boats around the school offish. The bottom of the net is pulled dosed with the purse line. Tiic net ls then pulled ~board tbr Hs bing boat or boats until the llsh are c<>n~ntratcd Jn the buut or fish hag Rer,jonal Fisheries Observer - Personnel duly auU1ort2cd by the Commi<slon's ReRional Observer Pror,ram to collect and l"l.'<:ord f1Shcrlcs scientific d .1ta on fL<h.ing activllir• and monitor/report vessel compllancc on t.bc various CMMs by the Commission. other RFMOs and by the Bureau's compatible measures. 16) RFMOs - rctcrs to the Region~! fisheries Mawgemcnt Orgarlizations that implements conservation and m..uiagcmcnt measures on lun.i sud1 as lOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Comml5"ion). ICCAT (lntem;rt!o04t Commission for the Coll5eivati011 or Allilntic Tuna), anrl WCPFC in wblcb the l:'biUpplncs Is a member, or Uie CCSDT (Commission ou 1l1e Con.<ctV<ltion of Southern 8luefin Tuna) lo which Philippines L< coopcrnling non-member. 17) SMA- Special Management Area a < referred in CMM 2017·01 10) Spcdal Fishing Pennit for HSPl - aut.horizatlon granted by BFAR to the 36 Tra<lltlonal r,roup .cine flSltlnp, vessels to cooduct fishin(l operation in lltgh Seas Pockct l as Special Manai;~mcnt Arca. 19) WCPPC - w .. ~n• :met c~ntr.al Pnr:lfict l'~hodt11 Cunu'(ib3iloo. .20) MARL IN - lilocO-Ou l~ l"'->t;:>"h ccl tc1 mlno.l tle-:itf(;octl to recoro ancl mnsmltda1ly logshcet d al:l e ll'C t uinkally. ~ecUnn Z. Scope and Applkatlon 1) 2) This Admmmr.illve Order covm lh<' 36 Phihpplne registered tradition.ii group scinr fishinJl vc:;sel< gr.rntrd ,1cci!s' to tbc llSl' l·SM/\, having 1:ross tonnage of not more th;rn ZSO c;T l~SUPd with lut~m.1tlonal Jlishing Pernuts, and listed in the WCl'fC rernrd offlsh1111: vessds. Tins Adm111l:;tr,il1vc Order """Ii"' only lo llSPl-SMA. which is the area or the blgh sc.1' boumku by !he EE'l.> of lhc l·cdcrated St,1tcs of Mltronc>fa to the north and e<ist. Hepubllc of l'alau 10 Uie west, lndoocsla and J>.>pua New 1<u111ea tr1 the south with exact coordinates as used by WCPFC V<!SScl Monitori111' ~)"i!Cnt. Section 3. AUocaUon of flsll.log J\c;cess Fishing acc~s< to opPr;it~ 111 f!Sf'l -SMA h 11rJntccl on Urn ha~ls of rompliance to the following n1ter!a: I} The fishing np•·nU•m involVI'< tradlll<mal group >elnc Osbing vessel of no more LI.an 2!>0 ttro:-s tons; 2) The fishlne v~"-"' I is Philippmc rcghtcrL'<I with valid CommerdaJ Fi•11ing Vessel antl Ge,u l.lcense (CFVGL), lkensL"<l with lntcmatlonal Fishing Pennlt and has paid a fee for a Special Pennlt to operate at llSPl in the amount of USD 2,000 for .ZOlB subfcct to annu.11 renewal and atl<Ltional incrnmental fee or USlOO .11111ually lhercaf\er uutil 2021; :l) The fish ing vessel most be SOI.AS compliant; 4) The flshinr,vesscl mus t be Catch llocumc11tary Sd1cn1c compliant; 5) The pune seinr net shall bavc mesh ~Lw not less tha.u 3.S lnch~s starlin& al the mid body to the t!lltire wi;,;: wbllt- rinc net shall have mesh size not less than 35 lnches :11 both wings, ;md for J>llr.;e seine or ring net with symmet.rical net design, the mc'<h size of th~ !owi.r halfofthe nct sh~ll not be less than 3.5 inches; 6) 'rhe fishini; vc~'cl has not bt..~'" 1:ouvktc<l in any adminL~tr.ativn or ctimloal olfonsc.~ for enP.aglng In fishing act.Mtic• in tiw Conv~ntiun At~·~ ht vlolaUon of any con,crv:illon and managrmcnt rnc.1s11""' adopted by the WO'l'C; Se<:tlon 13. Penalties. AI•y vlol,11 ion' of lhc provisions of thls Pisherlcs Administrative Order shall be prnalited v. ith lhl' lollowlng fiMs and penalties: 1) Z) • 1\1 Pursuant to Se- lion l I I ,.r R.A. 8550 :is amended by R.A. 10654, violation of ll1r Obs<'rvcr < ?vcr.ir.r '"'luimd by Section 4 hereof shall be pcnall~ed with an adminlstrat vc 011r of Vive hundred tl1ous and pesos (PS00,000.00} and fotfcltu.rc oft}H: C:cltCh ;.loci f!Cd.f; Upon convlcU"n hy a rnurt of law, the offender shall b e punlshl>d with Imprisonment >f one (J) rnonlf1 and one (1) day to six (6) months :ind fll'!C of twice the amount 11f the administrative One, confiscation or catcb and ""''!':(l<'nsfon or' .:lnet!l."ltlon oflJc.;.;nse. lnrcnt1omllly ron-rcponing of posit1on man ually every four hours aner having been m lilied hy IH'AR FMC that the VMS ALC is not tnmsmittl;ig as rct1ulrcd ~h;i.\11 ·~ pen:illz•d wllh an ad mtnls1l:nt1vc fine on Php 500,000.00 for 111~ first offeM•>. aiul Pbp l,000,000.00 wltb l'CVocaUon of Spcdal Permit for llSPl ·SMA fo.r 1hc sccon<1 offense; 3) Pursuant lo Se tion 8'> of R.A. 8550 as amended by RA 10654, violation of Scclioo 6 aud J, cases of unreported flshlng commltted In waters beyood national jurisd!clion or high seas. tlie owner, operator, and the three (3) highest officer.· of the cornmercial flshtng vessel shall be penalrzcd wllh an :ulmlnistJ~1Uve fine 1:quiv.11ent t'O five (5) times the val.ue of the catch or the amount lndlcal!d below. whichever ls hlgbt•r; a) Two million r11·,.os (P2.000,000.00) ll> Nine mllllori pesos (P9.000,COO.OO) for small·scale commercial flshlng; bJ c) Ten mil Ion JlC<OS (Pl0,000,000.00) to fificcn 1nlllJon posos (P 15.000,000.00) for medJum·scale c:ommerdal fishing; and Sixteen million pr,os {P16,000,000.00) to Twenty million pesos (P20,000 000.00) for large-scale commercial fishing vessels less than seven hundred filly (750) gross tons, and Twenty-five mllUon pesos (PZS,000 .000.00) 10 Forty· five million pesos (1'45,000,000.00) for large­ sc.ile con.mcrclal fi~hlng vessels seven hundred fifiy (750) g"OSS tons or more. Upon conviction bya court. oflaw, lbe three (3) high'!Stofficcrs of the commercial fi shing vessel shall suffer the penalty of lmpnsonmcnt or six ( 6) month<. :mil a line of equivalent to twice the amount of the admlnis<:ative fi11c and confiscation of catch and gear. 4) Vessel exceeding HS fish ing tl.1ys as provided l.11 Sectloo 9 he.reo( shall be liable ID pay l'hp 1.000.oon.oo with revocation of :all the Special Permit for HSPl-SMA issued to the owner or lhr offending vessel; 5) l'ursu~nt to Sectlon 09 of H.A. 3550 as amended by R.A. 10654, non-compliance with the prescribed mcsl1 ' '"' und er Section 1() hereof shall be penalized with ao adminlslrdtlve fin<' equiv,1tcllt to tl1rce (3) timin;thevaluc oftbecan:h ortheva.lue indicated below, whlchevrl' is ltJr,hcr: a) Fifty tho•1sand P~"" (P!i0,000.00) for small· scale commercial fishing; h) One hundred thuu<;;1nd pesos (Pl 00,000.00) for medium-scale commcrdal fishl11g; c) Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) forlargc-scalo commcrci-1 fishing. Upon ronvlctln11 by a cout t of law, the offended, shall be p1111lsbt'<I by Imprisonment of s ix (6) months to two (2) years and a fine cqulvalc1t oo twlli" the :idmin[strativo fine. and confiscation of catch and c«ar. 6) Deployment of 1'1, Ds in Ext e)S of 40 as provided In Section 11 hcroof shall be pcn:iliicd wltli admln!\ti,1livc One of Php 50,000.00 per exc01s FAD a.nd rnnflsc:itlon of th~ execs" F/tlJ; 7) Un~11thorlie1I transfer of •H'"'" riuht or r<~µlacmn&nt of vessel ~s provided uodor Sett1on 12 hereof shall tw 1wn~Ji,.ed with Php 1.000,000.00 al first offense, Php 2,000.000.00 a.• ..-ell •$ revocation of Spcdnl Penn.It for HSl'-1 SM/\ at second offo11!<..\", Section 14. Sepurabilit y Cl:iu<e. If any section or provision of Onler or part thercofls declared unconslitutlo11al or lnv,11id, lhe other sections or provisions thereof which arc not nffocted thereby sh~ll rontinuc to be in full force and effect Section 15. Repealing Clausr. All exMing administrative order, rules and regulations whl'h arc inconsistent with the provisions this Order Is hereby repealed or modified. S<>ctlon 16. Effe<:Uvity This OrdH •l1all take effect fificen (15) days afterpubllcaUon ln any newspaper of ge~ ah.!rcul~tlou and upon regl!tratlon with thoOfftce orthc National Adminis trative r,!Stm a1td sh:ill ho deemed coterminous with CMM 2.017-01untll2021. lss11cd t ·. r; b'-.y of~:ll 201!1,1t Quezon Clt;y, Mctro ManUa. Phtlipp1nes. Sccrct."'l.ry ../ '-··--··-- P.$. July 30. 2018 MUl'WIH JUIY 5U, LU I~ Repoblie of the Pho pp1nes Oepartl'Nnt of Agneultute B ureau of FishoM• and Aquattc R.:source PCA ~nd. Elli~X.I Road. 01i.man. Quezon City Tel Nos 9211-95-97 • 929-SQ.74 FISHERIES ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 24S-4 Senes of 2018 SUBJECT· REGULATIOHSANO IMPLEM ENTING GUIDELINES ON GROUP TUNA PURSE SEINE OPERATK>NS IN HIGH SEAS POCKET NUMBER 1 ASA SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. WHEREAS, the Phi~ sagned the Convenbon on the Conserv.rtaon aod Ma~ of Highly W:'Qra:ory Fl$h Slacks in the 'Alestem and Central Pacific Ocean and rt:s Annexes on September 5, 2000, wt.ch was sublequentty tatified by the S4-Nle on 2005. WHEREAS. the Phl!'PP'nes ls • ~ of the Regional Fisheries Management Organiution. lho W@s:em and Ceflual P110fic: Fll5he>nes Convntsston ~PFC); WHEREAS. in the 8th 'IJCPFC Regular Sess.an in March 2012, CMM 2011-01 fOf Temporary ExtenslOfl of CMM 2008-01 wH odoptcd givU'lg the Ptuhppmes limited access to High Seas Pockot Number 1 (HSP-1) as• Spec.ial Mari&gemen1 Area (Sf.M) and mc:orpora1ed in CMM 2012-01 and &obsequent CMMs (201)...()1 2014-{11 2015-01 and 2016.-01); WHEREAS, .,, December 2017, the CommlSSIOO illdoptcd a new Conservaboo arid Management Measure {CMM 2017·01) foe Bigeyo. Yetlowfin 3nd Skip1ack Tuna in the Western and Central Paciric Oceoin to PfOvlde a robust trens1honal managemenl regime !hat ensures the susl<11ne1b1hty of Bigcyo, Yellowfin •nd S~1p,ack Tunii 5tocks. WHEREA S, CMM 2017·01 will create a bndge to the adopllOn of a harvest strategy for B1geye, Sk1p1ack. and Ye!lowfin Tuna In &Ccofdance with ll'le wcm plan and indicative frames set out in the agreed work plan tor adopt>00 of harvest strategies under CMM 2014-06, which Includes the development of manaoement ~es and target refe<ence points and the Comm11sion shall worM. towards actveving and sustal!IU"lg lt'ol!t tollowing 1 ) Bigey o P@ndmg 9gte~n1 on a tat~! reference point the spawning biomass depietion rallO (SBISB,.J rs to be mein:~ at or aboY't the average tSBISB,.J for 2012.2015 2) Sklpjack Thftt t.pawntng bo'naU ol skqadt tuna is to be malntaJl'W!d on avetage at a ~vel COMtStcnt wrth the intenm ta'O@I reference point ol .50'4 ot the ~ ti.omass in the absence of fishing . .aopcnct in accotdance""~ C~M 2015...()6 3) Yollowfin Pending 119~nt on a taroet re~ point uie spawfW'Q bonass ~ban rabO (SBISB,.J a to be ma•ntaioed at or lboYe the average CSBfSB,.J foe 2012-2015 WHEREAS, thlS poAtcy is ~ H 11 conseNatJOn measure pr!fnilrity to reduce clfor1 In the Pht !ppM'le wa~crs where ruvcnile tunas are more lixety to be found than'" lhe High SeM Pocket 1. WHEREFORE. 1n view ot tMw premrsn the Department of Agnculfure. ttuough the Bu.ieau of F.shcrles and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hereby promulgates 1he followtng rC9ulataons and mplcmcnttng guidelines Section 1. Definition of Torms. FOf puf?OS" or tM Order. the fobMng terms as used heretn shal mean end shaJI be construed H foalows 1) Automatic Location Communicator (ALC) or Mobllo Tracking.Transc(!lvor Unit · a two-­ way automa11c t1ack1ng device 8PPfO\led by the Bureau to be mta!led on tho fishing ves~ls that utilizes a aatel.•te na't'lgalJOn and commurucatJon system !Of the purpose of transmitting mlonna1ion conceuung the Philippines nagged fishing vessels' posibons, fishing activ1tios, nnd ony o thor actMty of lhe vessels as may bo required 2) Buroau/BFAR. Bureau ol Fisheon end Aquatic Resources. 3) BFAR Ves.sol Monitoring System (VMS) ·refers to the Nitional Frshvries Morutormg Cooter eslab'ished and Ol>fJfated by !he Bureau whach is used to track and monrtOf the po$itron. time end course and spc-ed of commercial fishing vessel's 1n tho territorial waters, EEZ and lhe htgh sees f0r the purpose of conservA!lon and management of fi$.heries reSOUfces A) Commercial of F&shlng VHnilGou L.k':enn (CFVGL> . a~abon granted by BFAR lo the fishtng vcnel CS*•tors lo l\sh wilhin OCYOmeroal walers(>15 km from the shOni!'i.ne) of the Ph1hpp1nes pursuant lo Sec:. 26 of RA 8550 as amended by RA 10654. 5) Exclusive Economic Zone IEEZ) • an 9t'U beyond and adjacent to the teurtonaJ sea of a country as del ed undef the Un.:ed Nat.-:~ Cottventl<:ln on the law of the Sea and the.r respective el0$t11"19 I.aw$ 6} FAD • Fish Aggregating Oe\lllCeS that shall indude dn1'tlng logs, olhet dnftJOSI obfeds and anchored FAD$ 7} Fisherees Moni1onnQ t•nter (FMC)· serves as a &and bClSe component for ishenes moMonng control and sorvetllance whtCh operate.s and ma1ntain the Vessel Monrtomg S~ 8) Fishing Vessel· •ny boat. ship Of othec wa!ercraft equ~ to be used for talung of fi.shety SpeQes or aid91"19 or ass.isting one (1) «more vessel'" the performance of any actMty relatng to fishing. 1nduding, but not lmlted to. presefVallon. s~. storage. transpottabof'I andlot proc:essing 9) Group Soino· pu1se s.eonelnng net boats ope<ating as a group. consisting of a catcher boat and its Suopott VHMts. such as IOI! C.met bo<lts. fil.ngM a nd hght boats 10) High Sou (HS) · I~ area beyond Ph1!1pp1ne waters whM<h does not belong 10 lhe 1uusdtebon of any o ther State 11) High Seas Fishing Day. this re!ers to the day when a fishing ves~sets rts netw.lh an 1n1ent10n 10 fish 12) HSP1 . High Soas Pockel 1 ns referred 10 in CMM 2017-01. 13) lntornatlonal Fishing Ptrmlt (IFP) • authonz:atiOn g11m:ed by OFAR lo bocns.ed Ph1hpplne F~ged Vns.elt to Fish in wate<s of other Coastal States and high 5-eas whefe the PhllippineS ho.s PcceH agreements 1A) Purao Solnoffi:ln9 Not · a lofn of e11C#Chng nel ha111ng a l>ne at tho boltom passing through nngt atlached lo the net which can be drawn or purs.ed dl gerieral the net rs set from the boat Of pall of boats 111ound the s.chool of I.th The bottom of I.he nel ss puled dosed wtth the purse ltoe The net " then pulted aboard the ltshing boat or boal'S until the fish are oonoentrated 1r1 the built or fish bag 15) Roglonal Ftshenos Obffrvtr • P~ dUy authonz.ed by the ~sStOn'5 Rog'01'\91 Observe< Program to col~ 1nd record h.henes soentdic data on fishing ac::iNlbn and rnon4or/ report vessel compbnc:e on the vanous CMMs by the Comrneswn. other RFMOs and by the BuroitU·s c:ompatib&e tnel'SUle-5 161 RFMOs • relll:f'S to the Reg90NI Fashefies Management Org.aruu:ions lhat rnplements. c:onMNa~ end ~ me~ur• on tUl"Sf such as tOTC (Indian OoNn Tuna Commis$M)(IJ. ICCAT (ln:ern.atJoNI Comrnrwcn b Ute ConsetVabon ot Atlanbe Tuna). Md WC PFC in whdl the Ph~ " a membet', or the CCSBT {Commss1011 on lhe Consef'latlOl'1 ot Southern BIOOflO Tuna)'" wt.ch Phdippines .s c:oope13llfl9 non-membef 17) SMA. SpeoaJ ManagemtntAIH as re!efred., CN'P.4 201i-01 18) Special Fishing Porm1t lor HSP1 • authonzation gtan1ed by BFAR to the 36 TradibOf\31 group .sctne fishing vosscls to conduct fishing operabon Pl High Seas P()CI(~ 1 ais Spooa1 Management "'•• 19) WCPFC • Wtste1n and Centi•! Pacrlic FISheoes Comrn«s.sK>n. 20) MARLIN • E~tromc Logsheet terminal designed to rcootd and transmit dally logshcot d~ta elc<:1romca11y Seel/on 2 Scope and Appllcatlon 1) Thlr. Admin1st1;'ltwe Order covers lhO 36 Phihpp1ne registered traditional grovp seine fishing vosselt g'antO<I access to the HSP1-SMA. h<'v1ng gross tonnage of not mote than 250 GT issued wrth International Fishing Permits, and llStcd tn lhe Y\ICPFC record of fishtng vesse-1$ 2) Tl'us Administrative Order appties only to HSP1·SMA. whieh IS the area of the high seas bounded by the EEZs of the Federated Slates of M1Cto~a to the north and east, Republc of Palau to the we$l. Indonesia and Papua Ne-w Guinea to the SOU1h with exact COOfdinatcs as used by VJCPFC Vnsel MoMonng System. Section 3. Allotallon of Fishing Accns F!Sh'°ljl access lo operate m HSP1.$MAis granted on the baSI$ of cornp~nce lo the folowing criteria 1) The ~sn.ng operation involves ttad 'JOnal group seine ~ vessel of no more th<ln 250 grou Ions 2) ~=·~~;.IS=:::~,~~==lv;:...o~!~~~=~ $peoal Perm~ IOQPeQite al HSP1 in the amount cl USO 2.000 for 2018 sub,ect lo annuai1 renewal and add•tional 11'1Ct9f1'1ental tee of US 100 annualy thefea~ unbl 2021, 3) The 5shing ves.~ mus1 be SOL.AS compl.ant. A I The fi""°9 vtSM'I MUSI be Ca:ch Ooeurni!ntaty Schttne compliant. 5) The purse seine no1 shlillhave mesh $1Ze not le-ss than 3 5 inches starting at the mid bOdy to lhO ontue W"'Q while nng net shall have mesh $ize not 'ess thotn 3 5 inches al both wings. and for purse $Cine or nng net With symmetrical net design. the mesh SQe of the towef half of the net Shal not be &Hs than 3 5 inches. 6) Tho lishong ve5sel h.a.s not been corwicied'" any admmiitf3tive Of crrnlnal ol'fenlet for engaging 1n ftshng actMhes in the Convention Alea in vlOlabon of any coosefVltion and m.103qemcnt me°'urcs adopted by the WCPFC: n Tte llstwtq ves~I shat be reglS!eted with ViJCPFC; 8) The eat~r hhing vessel and sts supporting carriers shal be equipped W'IU'I two-way Vtnel M001tonng Syslem whie oll ightboats $haJI also be ~with a1 least a one· w.ry Autom.bc LocatK>n Communicators, 9) E~ 9rovp tuna purse serne/mg net operabon sh.al avai of the .serw:es of ICaedlted Rogec>MI Obsef"Vef preferably bhery graduates, 10) E:teh g1oup tuna J>Ufse self'lelnngnet opecabon shall commd to depby no more than 40 FAOs P9' c.etC'hef vnset. 11) The ~1 owner al'ld thtee highest tanlong officers of !he boat must have attended the oucntahon to bo conducted by Iha Bureau puor to operation; and 12) T·~ ca1d~1 Ytt~I hsted to access the high seas shall not fish for tuna in PtiilippCnc waters dv"ng the vnhd1y of theu k:ense in the high seas HoweYef, in tho 1\#theranoe of n<alionat pooflty lhe Bureau may allow these vessels to fish in ~n.aled areas The­ Sureau shall ISSUO a special apptoval for this purpose. All ftShlng vessels thal na11e been qualified and granted special permits to ope-rate in HSP1 ahal'I re1a1n the•' rights VJ'der FAO 245, 245-1,245-2 and 245-3 unless revoked or thell' licel"l$eS and spiaciJJ permits have e)(p,,ed and not renewed. ~~~~r4~:~:or;o1rnC=~~~~l\~~~~'~:~se:=:fti~1~s:-~:ssl'!:t~~~8i,~ lmplttmontafl<)(I of F1shttnes Observer Program ;,, the H;gh Sea.s, and \IVCPFC Consetvtlltion and Management Measure (CMM) 2007 .01 and CMM 2017 ·01. Priority wal be given to fisheries graduate 1n tho deployrnont of Observors Section 5. Vossol Monllonng Sys!om . All catcher vessets and their cocrespondng carrief veswis. shall be equ~ with end shaH operate a two-way Automatic Locaoon Conmunk:ator in ~ to FAO 24 t Sene! of 2012 on Regulations in the knplementation of the Ve-SSe'I Monitonng $)'$fem (VMS) lfl the Hl!Jh Sons CMM 2011-02 and CMM 2017-01. Thek corresponding ligh1boets shal also be equipped w1lh at least ono way Automatic Location ~tors. The FMC shall provide ~=~~~7o°~S~f=~':'1at~e1a~a:=1~~:~:,~for~~~ Rules and Procedute-s for the ProtectJOn, Ac:oess to and Dissemination ot High Seas Non Pubic Donwn Oat.1 and lnlorma!Jon Compiled by \NCPFC fOt !he Purpose of Monllonng, COntrot .,.. $ofv(i1bnce (MCS) AC!Mltet and Access 10 and Dissemination °' High Seas VMS for Sc:itntiBc l'utpo&e• Section 6. R•porhng 1) The ves~ls or Iha fishing company shan not.ty BFAR Uvough e1edtoriic Of 8l'rf other 1ne~ "' leas.1 24 hours. poor to enny and no more than 8 houri pOOt to exit.ng tho 1tSl"'1 ·SMA Likevme. this lnform.abOn shal be transmcted k> the~ Cont81 Staltsl erritOMs and WCPFC 2) Tho IC1\0f1 shoukJ be In the fotlowtng format 'VIOJentty Of Exit Da1olllrne; latllong • 3) Thfo YOSMIS opetaling in HSP1-sMA shot.Ad report~ cl wry fishing ....... to ti. &FAR nnd \."ICPFC Secretanel Such infonnallOn shal inelude ......e type, d.ate. time, oosition. markings. heading and speed. Section 7. Vossol Listing. The Oureau sh&ll maintain on updated Hst of 111 fishing vesso!f oper•ting in lhe HSPt-SMA baffd on the foregotng vessers entry and exrt reports submitted to WCPFC The ltt.t wiu be submitted to VVCPFC ond will be mttde available to 'NCPFC members 9nd other conoemed llnkoholdefs lhrough ded!Clllcd website,~ S•ctlon 8. Monl1orm9 or Port Landings. NI landings of v essels ope•aling In HSP1-SMA t.hal be done ot the Goneral Santos , Zamboanga F1Shpoc1s and other Authorlzed Pcwts opetalod by the Phdipptne Frthetics Development Authority Catch Logsheel shalt be~ and submitted to the Ou,enu 10 Insure thot reliable ea1ch by species are collected fOI processing and anetysls. SocUon 9. Cal ch Llrnlt. The annual tOtai catch Pervessol not exceeds an equivalenl 10 273 high t.ea• fishing days in 1ho HSP1-SMA (4.923 X 2 • 9,846 days, divided by 38) Sect ion 10, Not Mesh Si.to. All ~hing vessels covered by this Order shaD use. net mesh size of not less ihan 3.$ incho5 slact1ng at the mid body to the entire wing for pVrse seine. whikt mesh size of not let;s than 3 5 ll'IChf'<; at both wings for ring net, and fOf purse seine or ring net with symmolrkal nel dff,gn. lhe mesh sue of the lower half of the nel shal not be tess than 3.5 incMs Soctton 11 UH of Fish Aggrogating Dov tee (FAD). EDCh group tuna purse ser.elring net op9l'8bon lMll deptoy not more than 40 FAOs per calchef vesset. Location coord~ of FAC>t thoutd be submattl!d lo lhe et.eau In c:omplLanc:e with CMM 2017· 01, there shall be (3) months Juty, August and Septernbef) prohtb41on of setting on FADs fot al purse seine vessels in HSP1-SMA. SecUon 12. Nalut• of Accna Righ t. Any transfer of access right or replacement of'Y9SMI CO't9md by lhlt Ordet" shal be ~led to the pt1of appl(W<t.I of the 81Jfeav and shal be based on the sama c:ond1hons and cn1en3 as provided herein, otherwise lhe transfer $hal be c:onsldeted void Ste.lion 13, Penal lies Any vdabons of the provisOns of ttXs Fi:shenesAdnWllslrltrle Order shll be peoalczed \'/Ith the f,.., lowmg 6nes and penatbes: 1) P\lr5Ullnl lo Settion 110 of R.A. 8550 as amended by RA 10654. violation of the Observer Coveritge requwed by ~ 4 hereof sh.al be penalized With 8J'I ~trve lne of F't-te hvndred thou~nd pesos (P500.000.00) and forfeNe of the <:etch and gear. UPol"I conVICllOn by a COl#t of law, the offender shall be pun.shed with impri.onmenl of one (1) month and ooe (1) day to six (6) months and fine of twice the amount of the administrative fine, conM:caition of ca::cn and suspenslOll or crmcetatlon of license. 2) lnten•iont111ty norweport1ng of poslbOn manuaty every fOVI' houn aft« hltW'ISI been noLMd by erAR FMC !hat the VMS ALC is not transmitting as required Sha.I be penalized with •n odmlntstrn11vc fine on Php 500.000.00 for the first offense, and Php 1,000,000 00wi1h revocabon of Speci111I Permit for HSP1.SMA for the second orf~nse: 3) Puriuan110 Sechon 89 ol RA8550 as amended by RA 10654, violation of Section 6 and 8, cases of unreported fishing commlt1ed in Wllters beyond netional jurlsd!Ction 0< tMgh seas, tho owner. operntOf, ond the three (3) highost officers of !he commercial fishing vessel shall be penaliied w11h an adm101stiruivo flno equl\lalent to five (S) times the value of !he CAtc:h or the amount lndic..'llod bf-tow whichever Is higher, a) Two molllOn pesos (P2.000,000.00) to Nine million pesos (P9,000,000 00) for smakc* commc1c1al fishing: • b) Ton milhOn PMOt. (Pt0.000.000 00) to fifteen mtllion pesos (P15,000,000.00) formedbn-­ scale commeraal fishing. and c) Sixteen m.u.on pesos (P16,000,000.00) to Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000.00) fOf' '31gc ~ c:ommcrdal fishing vessefs ms than sevon hundted fifty (750) grosa tons, and T~nly·fiv.e md'9on pesos (P25,000,000.00) to Forty-Ive mllion peso1 (P-45,000,000.00) for la·~ scate eommorcial hhtng vesseb seven hundred 6fty (750) gross tons 0t noe Upon c<>fMCbon by a couf1 al law, the lhree (3) hoghest olfioe<> ol lllo conwnotciol 1&1-.g vesM't shall suf"lcr tho penalty ol imprisonment of six (6) months and a 6ne ot equiY.atent to twicc- lho 8mount of the adnwitStrabve fine and oonMcotion of catch and gea1 A) Vn•el eICffdtng HS hlw1g days as provided in Seaiol'l 9 hereof. shal be lieblt IO pey Php 1.00).000 00 ..,..ith revocaibon of all the Spec.al Permit for HSP1-SMAit.sued to !he twnet of ttie offending ves~t. 5) Pv~Uilnt 10 Se-clKJn 89 of RA 8550 a5 amended byRA 1065'. non-«wnpianoe wif'I the preseiibfd ~h Stz.c under Section 10 hereof ~ be ~ WCh .,.. edminlltratfo,·eline,. cqu.,,aleru 10 thfee (3) Lmes the value of the catch°' the vNJe n:fated btlow. whichoYef ia highel', 11) fifty thousand peSO$ (P50,000 00) for sma .. scale corM'letcial fishing: b) One hundred thousand pesos (P100.000.00) for medrum-scate comtnefClal ~; c) Two hondred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) for large-scale commorclal l'ishlng . Upon conviction by a court of law, the offended. shall be punished by Wnprisonmont ot t.bc (G) nmnlhs to two (2) yea1s and a fine equivalent to twice the edminis.trativo fine. and conliscahoo of catch and geor 6) Deployment of FAOs in E)(cess of 40 as pro11ided in Section 11 hereof shall be penaHzOd with odministratlve fine o f Php 50,000.00 per excess FAD and confiscation of tho excess FAD: 7) Un11uthonzed transfer of access right Of reSwacement of vessel es provtded under Secbon 12 her~ sh-itll be penai.zoo wilh Php 1,000,000.00 et first offense, Php 2,000,000.00 as weD as ro11oeahon of Special Permit for HSP1-SMA at second offense. Seclion 14. Sop.arability C lau se. If any section or provision of Order or p;tr! thereof is dodared unconsb•utionat or .nvald, lhe other seebOnSorprov$ons thereof which ace notanected thereby sheR continue to be 1n lull force ahd effect Section 15. Ropcahng Clausa. AR existJng administrative order. rule$ and reglbtions which ere ~tent wi1h the provislOf'IS thd Otdel is hefeby repealed or modified. S.Cbon 16. Elfectivity. Thrs Order shall take effed fifteen (15) days after pubieabon In Wf'f ncwsp&f er of cy'nf"r<'tl tirculabon and upon registration with the Ot6oe of the Nabonal AdmltllltratNe Regt$1CI and shntl be deemed coterminous wrth CMM 2017-01 until 2021. • ls.sued 1• ,0 day of .Im 2018 at Quezon City. Metro Mania. Phiippll'leS. EMMANuliJ. r PINOL Secte,..,.,.~ "rJil"'~• , EOyl(ROO 'IYGONGONA =r:~~'ol r1$hcoes, DA "'",.,,...,,. •• So­ fl~~Wf·1M11J ~.,., ..~~ MT· J~ 30. 2018 -,.... ... ~ ~~"'\OF AG~ / «-"'~ .. s,•.,e .. 10~ Republic of the Philippines "' ~ ... ,,,. ,,. ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ Department of A:i,riculturc 0 ~¥~,r; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources JJ'fj~,,..\ '/? ))l PCA Compound, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City I J ~~ Tel. No. 929 9597 / 929 5847 Telefax No. 929 8074 · , . July 30, 2018 . "'-.:"· Atty. Flordeliza C. Vargas-Trinidad Director Office of National Administrative Registrar lm~~-f' Rm., 208, Bocobo Hall, University of the Philippines-Law Center Diliman, Quezon City Dear Atty. Vargas - Trinidad: On behalf of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), I am hereby filing three (3) certified photocopies and an electronic copy of Fisheries Administrative Orders No. 245-4 s . 2018 re: "Regula tions and Implementing Guidelines on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area". and Fisheries Administrative Order No. 254 - 1 s. 2018 re: "Regulating and Implementing Guideline on group Handline Fishing Operations in the High Seas of the WCPFC Convention Area" , which was published on July 30, 2018 in Philippine Star and July 30, 2018 on Manila Times. PleJse find the attached amount of P40.00 in cash payment for the fi ling fee . Very truly yours, ~AEL V. RAMISCAL Chief, Capture Fisheries Division