Marina Memorandum Circular No. 34-B (1994)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORTATION AND CHARTERING OF FISHING VESSELS
(NAR) VOL. 5 NO. 3/JULY - SEPTEMBER 1994
[ MARINA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 34- B, July 20, 1994 ]
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORTATION AND CHARTERING OF FISHING VESSELS
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