We can be more effective in stopping crimes against our marine resources by knowing the environmental laws that protect these and protect us. Start by browsing through these links…
Fishing / Fisheries
- RA 9147 – Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act
- RA 8485 – Animal Welfare Act of 1998
- RA 8550 – The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
- HB 323 – An Act Amending RA 8550 (On Municipal Waters, Explanatory Note)
- HB 1151 – An Act Amending RA 8550 (Redefining Fishing Gears)
- Senate Bill No. 2870 - An Act Defining and Providing for more Severe Penalties, amending certain provisions of RA 8550 (pending)
Coral and Shells Protection
Supporting organizations:
- International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) – Philippines is a member
- International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
- The Coral Triangle Initiative – Philippines is a member
- The Coral Triangle
Whale Shark Protection
- FA0 193 – Ban on the taking or catching, selling, purchasing and possessing, transporting and exporting of Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
- Cetacean Interaction Guidelines for Boaters, Paddlers, and Viewers
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) of Wild Animals – also known as the “Bonn Convention”
- World map showing Philippines as a member of the CMS “Party”, the decision-making organ of the Bonn Convention
Supporting organizations:
- Butanding Network
- Donsol Presentation: Whale Shark Tourism & Coastal Resource Management
Dolphin / Porpoise / Whale Protection
- FAO 185 - Ban on the taking or catching, selling, purchasing possessing, transporting and exporting of Dolphins
- FAO 185-1 - Amending Sections 1 and 2 of FAO No. 185 by adding whales and porpoises in the ban
- EO 76 - Constituting the Tañon Strait Commission
- Cetacean Interaction Guidelines for Boaters, Paddlers, and Viewers
Ray Protection
Sea Turtle Protection
- E.O. 542 – TASK FORCE PAWIKAN
- Bureau of Forestry Administrative Order No. 1
- DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-15 - Establishing the List of Terrestrial Threatened Species and their Categories, and the List of Other Wildlife Species Pursuant to R.A. 9147 (lists Hawksbill, Green, Olive Ridley, Leatherback, & Loggerhead sea turtles as protected species)
- Pawikan Conservation Project
- Memorandum of Agreement between the Philippines and Malaysia on the establishment of the Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area
- FAO 23 - Regulations establishing a closed season period for the conservation of turtles, turtle eggs, and turtle shells in the Turtle Islands
- FAO 29 - Rules and regulations governing the gathering of aquatic turtle eggs
- FAO 29-1 - Amending Section 8 and 9 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 29
- FAO 88 - Regulations for the conservation of turtle, turtle eggs and turtle shells in the Philippines
- FAO 36 - To establish a closed season period for the gathering or killing of marine turtles, turtle eggs, or turtle shell
- FAO 68 - Amending Section 2 of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 36
Giant Clam Protection
Supporting organizations:
Shark Protection
- New! HB 5412 – Sharks and Rays Conservation Act of 2011 (pending)
- HB 300 – Shark Finning Prohibition Act (pending)
- Senate Bill 2616 – BANNING THE CATCHING, SALE, PURCHASE, IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF ALL SHARKS AND RAYS (pending)
- HB 174 Sharks and Rays Conservation Act of 2010 (pending)
- IUCN Endangered Sharks List
Mangrove Protection
Shoreline Protection
Marine Protected Areas
- HB 57 - Marine and Coastal Resources Protection Act of 2011
- RA 7586 - National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS)
- DENR Administrative Order 2008-26 - Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the NIPAS Act of 1992
BFAR Protected Species List
Endangered or Threatened species of fish, shellfish, corals, dolphins
CITES
- Alphabetical List of Parties – Philippines is a signatory
- Appendices of Protected Species
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