QuestionsQuestions (BFAR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 214-1)
It is titled “BFAR Administrative Order No. 214-1 — Amendment on inland water productivity levels,” issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the date 6 March 2003.
Section 13[c] of Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 214, s. 2001.
It provides that the level of primary productivity in inland waters that could support good growth of planktivorous species like tilapia, carp, and milkfish shall not be less than 10 gC/m³ or 33,000 cells per ml.
Planktivorous species such as tilapia, carp, and milkfish.
The threshold is not less than (1) 10 gC/m³ (grams of carbon per cubic meter, indicating primary productivity) or (2) 33,000 cells per ml (a cell density measure, likely of plankton).
To revise the minimum inland water primary productivity level required to support good growth of planktivorous fish species.
It sets a mandatory minimum standard; inland waters must meet or exceed the specified threshold.
The order was adopted on 6 March 2003.
It was signed by Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. (Secretary), recommended by Malcolm I. Sarmiento, Jr. (Director, BFAR), and signed/approved by Cesar M. Drilon, Jr. (Undersecretary for Fisheries; Chairman, NFARMC).
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and/or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, and fifteen (15) days after registration with the Office of the National Administrative Register.
It implies that both publication and registration are conditions for effectivity, with a 15-day waiting period after each as stated.
It states publication in the Official Gazette and/or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, indicating that either (Official Gazette) or (two newspapers) may satisfy the publication requirement as written.
It indicates the order is published/archived in the National Administrative Register (NAR) within volume and issue numbers covering January to March 2003.
Because it changes the minimum productivity standard used as a regulatory benchmark for the “good growth” of specified planktivorous fish species, affecting monitoring, licensing, and compliance assessments.