Republic Act No. 8550

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Republic Act No. 8550, also known as the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, is a comprehensive law that governs the development, management, and conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources in the Philippines.

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instanceOf Philippine statute ⓘ
fisheries law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Philippine Fisheries Code ⓘ
amendedBy Republic Act No. 10654 ⓘ
appliesTo Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ
Philippine territorial waters ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn destructive fishing practices ⓘ
fisherfolk rights and welfare ⓘ
fisheries research and development ⓘ
fishery law enforcement ⓘ
fishery resource conservation measures ⓘ
illegal fishing ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
designatesImplementingAgency Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ⓘ
Department of Agriculture ⓘ
enactedBy Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
establishes fisheries management areas ⓘ
hasType comprehensive fisheries code ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
language English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalDomain environmental law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ
policyGoal food security through sustainable fisheries ⓘ
poverty alleviation among fisherfolk ⓘ
protection of marine biodiversity ⓘ
providesFor coastal resource management ⓘ
fishery law penalties and sanctions ⓘ
fishery licensing system ⓘ
fishery management plans ⓘ
purpose conservation of fisheries and aquatic resources ⓘ
development of fisheries ⓘ
management of fisheries ⓘ
sustainable use of fishery resources ⓘ
regulates aquaculture operations ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
fishing gear use ⓘ
fishing vessel licensing ⓘ
municipal fishing ⓘ
shortTitle Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 ⓘ
signedBy Fidel V. Ramos ⓘ
signingPresident Fidel V. Ramos ⓘ
subjectMatter aquatic resources ⓘ
fisheries management ⓘ
fishery conservation ⓘ
fishery development ⓘ
fishery regulation ⓘ
yearEnacted 1998 ⓘ

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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 8550 ⓘ
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 → alsoKnownAs → Republic Act No. 8550 ⓘ
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 → legalCitation → Republic Act No. 8550 ⓘ
Republic Act No. 10654 → amends → Republic Act No. 8550 ⓘ