MARINA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 34-B, July 20, 1994
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORTATION AND CHARTERING OF FISHING VESSELS
National Administrative Register July 20, 1994
In pursuance of the Memorandum of Agreement (MQA) entered Into by and between DA/BFAR and MARINA, which. in effect, la aimed at reconciling the requirements of said Offices appertaining to acquisition of fishing vessels vis-a-vis a moratorium on the Issuance of new Commercial Fishing Boat licenses “to reduce the ever Increasing rate of depletion of our marine resources” an additional requirement for applications to Import/ bareboat charter fishing vessels is hereby prescribed, as follows:
“Prior to the evaluation/acceptance of any application for chartering or Importation of fishing vessels, MARINA shall require the submission of a clearance from the BFAR Indicating that the vessel/owner/charterer is qualified for issuance of a new Commercial Fishing Boat license (CFBL).”
MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 34 and 34-A insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Circular shall remain in full force and effect.
This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after Its publication once in a newspaper of general circulation.
Adopted: 20 Jul. 1994
(SGD.) PACIENCIO M. BALBON, JR.
Administrator
Administrator