BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats
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The implementating rules and regulations (IRR) for a new law mandating the installation of monitoring systems on fishing vessels will be released early next month. a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. The new requirement is expected to be implemented on a staggered basis, starting with larger sea crafts. Asis G. Perez, national director of the BFAR, said they finished the IRR last week after threshing out the contentious issues through several multi-sectoral consultations with stakeholders.
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Monzon, A. (2015, August 26). BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats. Business World, p. S1/11.
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Monitoring; Fishing vessels; Fishery regulations; Fishery management; Illegal fishing; Commercial fishing; Territorial waters; Fishery agreements; Private sector; Conferences; Trade; Fishery products; Marketing; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing Association, Inc.; Nation Fisheries and Aquactic Resources Management Council (FARMC); Department of Agriculture (DA); Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations, Inc.; Perez, Asis; Aquino, Benigno III; Philippines
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