Republic Act No. 8550

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Philippine statute fisheries law

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Philippine statute ⓘ fisheries law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Philippine Fisheries Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy	Republic Act No. 10654 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedBy	Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	fisheries management areas ⓘ
hasType	comprehensive fisheries code ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Fidel V. Ramos NERFINISHED ⓘ
signingPresident	Fidel V. Ramos NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	aquatic resources ⓘ fisheries management ⓘ fishery conservation ⓘ fishery development ⓘ fishery regulation ⓘ
yearEnacted	1998 ⓘ

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