SB 522
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 14, 2025
Municipal Fisherfolk Protection Act
An Act Declaring the Preferential Rights of Municipal Fisherfolk by Declaring the Fifteen (15)-Kilometer Municipal Waters as Exclusively Reserved for Their Use, Protecting Municipal Waters from Commercial Fishing, Providing Support Measures for Sustainable Livelihoods, and for Other Purposes
In plain language
The Municipal Fisherfolk Protection Act reserves the first 15 km of a town’s coastal waters for local small‑scale fishers, limits commercial fishing to the outer part of that zone under strict rules, gives priority to registered fisherfolk groups for fishing permits, and tasks local governments, with help from fisheries councils, to manage and protect those waters.
Government AdministrationEnvironment and Natural ResourcesSocial Welfare
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Municipal Fisherfolk Protection
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SBN-522 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch