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– It shall be unlawful for any foreign person, corporation or entity to fish or operate any fishing vessel in Philippine waters. The entry of any foreign fishing vessel in Philippine waters shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vessel is engaged in fishing in Philippine waters.
- Republic Act No. 8550
- It shall be unlawful for any foreign person, corporation...
- Republic Act No. 8550
- It shall be unlawful for any foreign person, corporation or entity to fish or operate any fishing vessel in Philippine waters. The entry of any foreign fishing vessel in Philippine waters shall constitute a prima facie evidence that the vessel is engaged in fishing in Philippine waters.
Jun 15, 2018 · Stopping dynamite and other illegal fishing has taken on a new urgency in the Philippines, where the practice is taking a toll on populations of fish and the corals where they live.
Jul 8, 2016 · In Cebu, an island in the central Philippines, a community at the mouth of the Bojo River was plagued by a triad of destructive fishing methods: dynamite, cyanide and other poisons, and muro-ami, a technique where concrete blocks or rocks are dropped on heads of coral to flush out fish.
Oct 11, 2023 · The Philippines shall pursue its commitment to international conventions and cooperate with other states and international bodies, in order to conserve and manage threatened , aquatic species, straddling and highly migratory fish stocks and other living marine resources; (As amended by R.A. 10654)
Jul 26, 2021 · The practice of dynamite fishing is illegal, but it has remained a lingering problem in the Philippines for some time now. Explosions from dynamite fishing destroy coral reefs and kill fish and...
Nov 1, 2021 · Dynamite fishing is among the most destructive forms of illegal fishing. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), a line agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said that “an average of 10,000 dynamite blasts are estimated to occur every day” in the country.
