Republic Act No. 10654

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Republic Act No. 10654 is a Philippine law that strengthens fisheries management and conservation by amending the Fisheries Code to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and enhance regulatory and enforcement powers.

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Republic Act No. 10654 canonical 3
Republic Act No. 10654 of 2015 1

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instanceOf Philippine law ⓘ
statute ⓘ
aimsToProtect marine biodiversity ⓘ
small-scale and subsistence fishers ⓘ
sustainability of fish stocks ⓘ
alignsWith FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
international measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ
amends Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 ⓘ
Republic Act No. 8550 ⓘ
assignsResponsibilityTo Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ⓘ
Philippine Coast Guard ⓘ
Philippine National Police – Maritime Group ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
jurisdiction Philippines ⓘ
legalArea environmental law ⓘ
fisheries law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ
mainSubject fisheries conservation ⓘ
fisheries management ⓘ
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ
providesFor administrative and criminal sanctions for fisheries violations ⓘ
community-based and co-management approaches in fisheries ⓘ
confiscation of catch and fishing gear for certain violations ⓘ
designation of closed seasons and closed areas for fishing ⓘ
habitat protection for coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds ⓘ
increased fines for large-scale commercial fishing violations ⓘ
liability of corporate officers for fisheries violations ⓘ
monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activities ⓘ
obligations of fishing vessel operators and license holders ⓘ
port state measures against IUU fishing ⓘ
protection of municipal waters for small-scale fishers ⓘ
protection of spawning and nursery grounds ⓘ
regulation of fishing in marine protected areas ⓘ
sanctions for fishing in foreign waters without authorization ⓘ
sanctions for foreign fishing vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters ⓘ
stricter penalties for illegal fishing ⓘ
stricter rules on fishing in Philippine exclusive economic zone ⓘ
suspension and cancellation of fishing licenses and permits ⓘ
vessel blacklisting for serious fisheries violations ⓘ
vessel monitoring measures for commercial fishing vessels ⓘ
purpose to deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ
to enhance fisheries law enforcement ⓘ
to strengthen the conservation and management of fishery and aquatic resources ⓘ
regulates Philippine-flagged fishing vessels ⓘ
fishing in Philippine waters ⓘ
shortName RA 10654 ⓘ

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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources → legalBasis → Republic Act No. 10654 ⓘ
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 → amendedBy → Republic Act No. 10654 ⓘ
Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 → amendedBy → Republic Act No. 10654 of 2015 ⓘ
linked to: Republic Act No. 10654
Republic Act No. 8550 → amendedBy → Republic Act No. 10654 ⓘ