Senator Imee Marcos is advocating for a review of the Philippine Fisheries Code (RA 8550) to better safeguard small-scale fishermen, particularly in the face of environmental changes and a Supreme Court ruling permitting commercial fishing vessels in municipal waters. Marcos proposes revisiting the old fisheries code, which she believes should consider both distance and depth in defining municipal waters, as opposed to relying solely on distance. She argues that this is crucial due to climate change's impact on ocean levels, which can shrink municipal waters.
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Imee Marcos has called for a review of the country's fisheries laws to better protect small-scale fishers, particularly in light of envi-ronmental changes and a recent Supreme Court ruling that allows commercial fishing vessels to operate within municipal waters.Marcos said the Philippine Fisheries Code or Republic Act 8550 should be revisited, citing the fears of municipal fishermen from commercial ves-sels encroaching on their territories.
The decree later served as the foundation for RA 8550, which was enacted in 1998 during the administration of then-president Fidel Ramos to strength-en fishery management and conservation.The senator also stressed that climate change is affecting ocean levels, which could impact the extent of municipal waters under the existing law.'The review is important because, with climate change, we know that ocean levels fluctuate, causing municipal waters to shrink.
FISHERIES LAWS SMALL-SCALE FISHERMEN COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPREME COURT CLIMATE CHANGE
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