Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Resolution NO. 2000-664, S. OF 2000)
The title of the resolution is 'Resolution Creating the Board of Fisheries.'
The objectives are to govern the administration and conduct of licensure examinations, registration, and licensing of fisheries technologists; supervise and regulate the practice of the fisheries profession in the Philippines; and upgrade the fisheries profession and professionalize fisheries technologists.
Aquaculture refers to fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish and other fishery species in fresh, brackish, and marine water areas.
The Board of Fisheries is composed of a Chairman and two Members, appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list of three recommendees from the Professional Regulation Commission, who are chosen from five nominees submitted by the accredited integrated association of fisheries technologists.
Qualifications include: natural-born Filipino citizen; at least 40 years old; proven integrity and high moral values; no final conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude; holder of at least a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries or Fisheries Education and preferably master's or doctorate in fisheries; at least 10 years of practice; not connected with any school or review center granting degrees or conducting reviews for fisheries technologists.
They hold office for three years from the date of appointment until their successors qualify. First appointees serve staggered terms of one, two, and three years. They may be reappointed but shall not serve for more than six years in total.
Powers include promulgating rules and regulations, conducting licensure exams, registering fisheries technologists, suspending or revoking licenses, adopting a Code of Ethics, overseeing compliance with education standards, hearing administrative cases, and prescribing continuing professional education guidelines.
Applicants must be Filipino citizens, of good moral character, and graduates of a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries or Fisheries Education from a government-recognized institution.
A candidate must obtain a weighted general average rating of 75% with no grade below 60% in any subject. If a subject grade is below 60% but overall average is 75%, a removal exam for that subject may be taken once.
Grounds include fraud in obtaining certificates, incompetence, negligence, immoral or unprofessional conduct, malpractice, illegal practice, and violations of the Resolution, its rules, or Codes of Ethics and Professional Standards.