This Act establishes a multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality of Perez, Province of Quezon, under the supervision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA). It provides for the inclusion of the hatchery in the Department of Agriculture's programmes and for the allocation of funds through the annual General Appropriations Act, while requiring the concerned local government unit to provide financial support for its operation. The Act assigns BFAR-DA responsibility for the supervision, construction and initial management of the hatchery and requires the Bureau to implement training and capacity-building programmes for local government personnel. It further provides for the transfer of hatchery management to the local government unit within two years after construction through a memorandum of agreement. The Secretary of Agriculture is mandated to issue implementing rules and regulations within 60 days of the Act's passage concerning the supervision, monitoring, transfer or withdrawal of BFAR oversight.
Philippines · 2016-07-25