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CA 471 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. Section six of Act Numbered Four thousand and three is amended by adding the following paragraphs: "A 'fish coral' or 'baclad' means a stationary weir or trap devised to intercept and capture fish, consisting of rows or stakes or bamboo, palma brava or other materials fence catching or taking, handling with either split bamboo mattings or wire nettings with one or more enclosures usually with easy entrance but difficult exit, and with or without leaders to direct the fish to the catching chambers or purse. "Fishery" is the business of marketing and preserving fish or other aquatic products, the fishing grounds, and the right to fish or take such products therefrom. "Fish' includes not only the fishes proper but also many other aquatic animals like crabs, prawns, shrimps, lobsters; clams, mussels, scallops, snails, oysters and other mollusks or shellfish."

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CitationCA 471 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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