NFARMC Resolution No. 13 Series of 2018, Resolution Recommending the Extended Implementation of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 236, 254 And 245-3 And to Incorporate Necessary Amendments Thereto

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 N FARMC 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. Und P V' .,,, DR. YASMIN P. TIROL Academe ROSANNA BE Aquaculture R.....O.. 0 PONG Fisherfolk - Luzon Fishe l - Luzon 6'--v MARTHA E. CADANO Fisherfolk - Visayas Small Scale Comme/eries o Fisherfolk - Mindanao ROB :iSIS /Alternate Member, Medium Scale Com rcial Fisheries . LIM