Please be informed that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will hold its clustered Stakeholder Consultation Meetings on the Proposed Draft Fisheries Administrative Orders (FAO) in the following places and schedules:

July 12-14, 2022 – Mindanao Cluster (General Santos City)
July 19-21, 2022 – Visayas Cluster (Tacloban City)
July 26-28, 2022 – Luzon Cluster (Metro Manila)

The following are the proposed Fisheries Administrative Orders:

  1. Rules and Regulations and Implementing Guidelines on the Operations of Philippine-Flagged Vessels in High Seas
  2. Regulations and Implementing Guidelines on Tuna Purse Seine/Ring Net Operations in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
  3. Rules and Regulations for the Conservation and Management of Sharks for Philippine Flagged Fishing Vessels
  4. Rules and Regulations for the Protection of Cetaceans and Whale Sharks from Purse Seine and Ring Net Fishing Operations