Oceana sues gov't over vessel monitoring system
Excerpt
Oceana Philippines is set to sue the government for failure to install vessel monitoring for all commercial fishing vessels. The company said it would proceed with its plan to file a continuing mandamus against the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources despite the latter's issuance of Fisheries Administrative Order 260. Continuing mandamus is a writ issued by a court in an environmental case directing any agency to perform an act decreed by final judgement is fully satisfied.
Citation
Simeon, L. M. (2018, October 21). Oceana sues gov't over vessel monitoring system. The Philippine Star, p. B4.
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Governments; Monitoring systems; Commercial fishing; Fishing vessels; FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; Fishery regulations; Fishery management; Oceana Philippines; Department of Agriculture (DA); Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Ramos, Gloria; Dela Peña, Zinnia; Bayate, Drusila; Philippines
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