Government forms inter-agency committee against illegal fishing

December 14, 2013 9:15pm 13 11 5 101 Tags: fisheriesandaquaticresources The Philippines has created an inter a!enc" committee to curb ille!al fishin! and to meet !lobal standards on marine resource conser#ation$ The Philippine %ommittee &!ainst 'lle!al, (nreported, and (nre!ulated )ishin! *as created on Dec$+ throu!h ,-ecuti#e .rder 154$ The ne* committee includes representati#es from the .ffice of the President, the Departments of &!riculture, Transportation and %ommunications,'nterior and /ocal !o#ernment, )inance, 0ustice, Defense, and )orei!n &ffairs, as *ell as the heads of economic 1ones$ )isherfol2 representati#es from the 3&tional &nti Po#ert" %ommission *ill also be in the committee as *ill t*o municipal fishers and t*o commercial fishers from the 3ational )isheries and &quatic 4esources 5ana!ement %ouncil$ The" *ill represent the pri#ate sector$ The committee *ill implement domestic fishin! la*s as *ell as the 'nternational Plan of &ction to Pre#ent, Deter, and ,liminate 'lle!al, (nreported, and (nre!ulated )ishin!, *hich *as endorsed b" the (nited 3ations )ood and &!riculture .r!ani1ation 6(3 )&.7 in 2001$ &lthou!h it has annual appropriations from the component !o#ernment a!encies, it is also authori1ed to accept donations and !rants$ )isheries bureau director &sis Pere1 said the committee has been tas2ed *ith implementin! 8a strin!ent response8 to all forms of ille!al fishin! in Philippine *aters as *ell as all Philippine fla!!ed #essels$ 5alaca9an! said '(( fishin! 8undermines8 national and re!ional efforts to implement a sustainable fisheries en#ironment b" destro"in! marine habitats$ JDS, GMA News
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