RA 8550 (The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) Section 23

Limited Entry into Overfished Areas.

Section 23

SEC. 23. Limited Entry into Overfished Areas. - Whenever it is determined by the LGUs and the Department that a municipal water is overfished based on available data or information or in danger of being overfished, and that there is a need to regenerate the fishery resources in that water, the LGU shall prohibit or limit fishery activities in the said waters.

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