QuestionsQuestions (BFAR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 170)
The order is issued pursuant to Sections 4 and 7 of Presidential Decree No. 704 (the Fisheries Decree of 1975).
“Sudsud” is a fishing gear with nettings mounted on two (2) collapsible bamboo or wooden poles fitted with or without a wooden flat shoelike device, and operated on a motorized fishing boat.
It applies to Panguil Bay.
Any person, corporation, association, partnership, or cooperative is prohibited from operating sudsud for catching fish and/or other fishery aquatic products in Panguil Bay.
It prohibits operating “sudsud” (scissor or pushnet) to catch fish and/or other fishery aquatic products in Panguil Bay.
The offender may be penalized with a fine of P500.00 to P5,000.00 or imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Yes. The Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources may impose an administrative fine of not more than P5,000.00, cancel the commercial fishing boat license, or impose both at his discretion.
The Director of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
Yes. The Director may impose both such fine and cancellation at his discretion.
All existing administrative orders, rules and regulations, and parts thereof that are inconsistent with the order are modified or repealed accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and/or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
It indicates that the order’s effectivity is tied to publication; enforcement should only begin after the required publication and the 15-day period.
The order expressly covers any person and also juridical entities such as corporations, associations, partnerships, and cooperatives.
It means the court may decide whether imprisonment will be imposed (within the applicable rules/law), alongside or instead of the fine, depending on the court’s discretion and the evidence.
It provides both criminal/penal consequences through the courts and administrative enforcement measures (fine and/or license cancellation) through the BFAR Director.