Article 118p. 118

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

a.the Undersecretary of Agriculture, as Chairman;

b.the

Undersecretary

of

the

Interior

and

Local

Government;

c. five (5) members representing the fisherfolk and

fishworkers;

d.five (5) members representing commercial fishing and

aquaculture operators and the processing sectors;

e.two (2) members from the academe; and

f. one (1) representative of NGOs involved in fisheries.

The

members

of

the

NFARMC,

except

for

the

Undersecretary of Agriculture and the Undersecretary of

the Interior and Local Government, shall be appointed by

the President upon the nomination of their respective

organizations.

SECTION

71.

Terms

of

Office.

—

The

members

of

NFARMC, except the Undersecretary of Agriculture and

the

Undersecretary

of

the

Interior

and

Local

Government, shall serve for a term of three (3) years

without reappointment.

SECTION 72. Functions of the NFARMC. — The NFARMC

shall have the following functions:

a.assist in the formulation of national policies for the

protection, sustainable development and management

of fishery and aquatic resources for the approval of the

Secretary;

b.assist

the

Department

in

the

preparation

of the

National Fisheries and Industry Development Plan; and

c. perform such other functions as may be provided by

law.

SECTION 73. The Municipal/City Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources Management Councils (M/CFARMCs). — The

M/CFARMCs

shall

be

created

in

each

of

the

municipalities

and

cities abutting municipal waters.

However, the LGU may create the Barangay Fisheries

and

Aquatic

Resources

Management

Councils

(BFARMCs) and the Lakewide Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources Management Councils (LFARMCs) whenever

necessary. Such BFARMCs and LFARMCs shall serve in an

advisory capacity to the LGUs.

SECTION

74.

Functions

of

the

M/CFARMCs.

— The

M/CFARMCs shall exercise the following functions:

a.assist in the preparation of the Municipal Fishery

Development

Plan

and

submit

such

plan

to

the

Municipal Development Council;

b.recommend

the

enactment

of

municipal

fishery

ordinances

to

the

sangguniang

bayan/sangguniang

panlungsod through its Committee on Fisheries;

c. assist in the enforcement of fishery laws, rules and

regulations in municipal waters;

d.advise the sangguniang bayan/panlungsod on fishery

matters through its Committee on Fisheries, if such has

been organized; and

e.perform such other functions which may be assigned

by the sangguniang bayan/panlungsod.

SECTION 75. Composition of the M/CFARMC. — The

regular member of the M/CFARMCs shall be composed

of:

a.Municipal/City Planning Development Officer;

b.Chairperson,

Agriculture/Fishery

Committee

of

the

Sangguniang Bayan/Panlungsod;

c. representative of the Municipal/City Development

Council;

d.representative from the accredited non-government

organization;

e.representative from the private sector;

f. representative from the Department of Agriculture;

and

g.at least eleven (11) fisherfolk representatives (seven (7)

municipal fisherfolk, one (1) fishworker and three (3)

commercial

fishers)

in

each

municipality/city

which

include representative from youth and women sector.

The Council shall adopt rules and regulations necessary

to govern its proceedings and election.

SECTION

76.

The

Integrated

Fisheries

and

Aquatic

Resources

Management

Councils

(IFARMCs).

— The

IFARMCs shall be created in bays, gulfs, lakes and rivers

and

dams

bounded

by

two

(2)

or

more

municipalities/cities.

SECTION 77. Functions of the IFARMCs. — The IFARMC

shall have the following functions:

a.assist in the preparation of the Integrated Fishery

Development

Plan

and

submit

such

plan

to

the

concerned Municipal Development Councils;

b.recommend

the

enactment

of

integrated

fishery

ordinances

to

the

concerned

sangguniang

bayan/panlungsod through its Committee on Fisheries, if

such has been organized;

c. assist in the enforcement of fishery laws, rules and

regulations in concerned municipal waters;

d.advice the concerned sangguniang bayan/panlungsod

on fishery matters through its Committee on Fisheries, if

such has been organized; and

e.perform such other functions which may be assigned

by the concerned sangguniang bayan/panlungsod.

SECTION 78. Composition of the IFARMCs. — The regular

members of the IFARMCs shall be composed of the

following:

a.the

chairperson

of

the

Committee

on

Agriculture/Fisheries

of

the

concerned

sangguniang

bayan/panlungsod;

b.the Municipal/City Fisheries Officers of the concerned

municipalities/cities;

c.

the

Municipal/City

Development

Officers

of

the

concerned municipalities/cities;

d.one (1) representative from NGO;

e.one (1) representative from private sector; and

f. at least nine (9) representatives from the fisherfolk

sector which include representatives from the youth and

women sector.

The Council shall adopt rules and regulations necessary

to govern its proceedings and election.

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