PD 704 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
PD 704 - ANSWER FISHERIES DECREE OF 1975
FISHERIES DECREE OF 1975 - ANSWER enacted to accelerate and promote the
integrated development of the fishery industry and to keep the fishery resources of the
country in optimum productive condition through proper conservation and protection.
Fish - - ANSWER - includes all fishes and other aquatic animals, such as crustaceans
(crabs, prawns, shrimps, and lobsters) and mollusks (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters,
snails and other shellfish)
Fishery - ANSWER the business of catching, taking, handling, marketing and preserving
fish or other fishery/aquatic products; the fishing grounds; and the right to fish or take
such products from the waters
Fishery/aquatic products - ANSWER - include all other products of aquatic living
resources in any form.
Closed season - ANSWER - refers to the period during which fishing is prohibited in a
specified area or areas in Philippine waters or to the period during which the catching
or gathering of specified species of fish or fishery/aquatic products or the use of
specified fishing gears to catch or gather fish or other products is prohibited.
Fishery industry - ANSWER - includes fish produces, fish processors, fish traders, both
wholesalers and retailers, and owners of refrigerating and cold storage plants serving
the industry
Commercial fishing - ANSWER - fishing for commercial purposes in waters more than 7
fathoms deep using fishing boats more than 3 gross tons.
Electro-fishing - ANSWER - use of electricity generated by drycell batteries, generators
etc. to kill or stupefy aquatic products in both fresh and salt water areas.
Family-sized fishpond - - ANSWER - an area of fishpond that permits the efficient use of
labor and capital resources of a family to produce an income sufficient to meet a family's
need for food, clothing, shelter, health and education.
Fishing boat - ANSWER - includes all boats, such as bancas, sailboats, motor boats or
any other type of watercraft, whether licensed or not, used for fishing purposes
Fish corral or "baclad" - ANSWER - stationary weir or trap devised to intercept and
capture fish, consisting of rows of stakes of bamboo, or other materials fenced with split
bamboo mattings or wire nettings.
, Fish pen - ANSWER - fish enclosure made of closely-woven bamboo screens, nylon
screens or nets, or other materials attached to poles, staked to the water bottom for the
purpose of growing and/or culture of fish to various sizes in both fresh and salt water
areas.
Municipal and/or small-scale fishing - ANSWER fishing utilizing fishing boats of 3 gross
tons or less or using gear not requiring the use of boats.
Philippine waters - - ANSWER all bodies of water within Philippine territory, such as
rivers, streams, creeks, seas and other bodies of water now existing, or which may
hereafter exist in the provinces, cities, and municipalities, municipal districts, and
barrios; and the sea or fresh water around, between and connecting each of the islands
of the archipelago, irrespective of its depth, breadth, length and dimension, and all
other belonging to the Philippines by historic or legal title, including the territorial sea,
the seabed, the insular shelves and other submarine areas over which the Philippines
has sovereignty or jurisdiction
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES - ANSWER The _________ exercises
jurisdiction and assumes responsibility over the management, conservation,
development, protection, utilization and disposition of all fishery and aquatic resources
of the country, except municipal waters which remain under the city or municipal
government. The _____ also has an authority to regulate and supervise the production,
capture and gathering of fish and fishery/aquatic products.
a license, lease or permit. - ANSWER No person shall exploit, occupy, produce, culture,
capture, or gather fish or fry or fingerling of any species of fish, or fishery/aquatic
products or engage in any fishery activity in Philippine or municipal waters without
________________.
Bureau. - ANSWER No person shall operate a commercial fishing boat, pearl fishing
boat or fishing boat for scientific, research or educational purposes, or engage in any
fishery activity, or seed employment as a fisherman without first securing a license from
the _________. No such special permit shall be required of a fishing boat engaged in
scientific research or educational purposes within Philippine waters.
Commercial Fishing Boats: > 3 gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. Waters 7 fathoms
deep - ANSWER Commercial Fishing Boats: > ______ gross tons, allowed to operate in
Phil. Waters _______ fathoms deep
Baby Trawls: ≤3 gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. waters 4 fathoms deep. -
ANSWER Baby Trawls: ≤____ gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. waters _____
fathoms deep.
6 - ANSWER A fathom is a unit of length equal to ____ feet
permit , bangus, domestic fishing industry - ANSWER No person shall import or export
any fish or products, whether adult or young, fry or fish eggs, for propagation or for
other purposes, without first securing a _____ therefore and paying the inspection and
ANSWERS
PD 704 - ANSWER FISHERIES DECREE OF 1975
FISHERIES DECREE OF 1975 - ANSWER enacted to accelerate and promote the
integrated development of the fishery industry and to keep the fishery resources of the
country in optimum productive condition through proper conservation and protection.
Fish - - ANSWER - includes all fishes and other aquatic animals, such as crustaceans
(crabs, prawns, shrimps, and lobsters) and mollusks (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters,
snails and other shellfish)
Fishery - ANSWER the business of catching, taking, handling, marketing and preserving
fish or other fishery/aquatic products; the fishing grounds; and the right to fish or take
such products from the waters
Fishery/aquatic products - ANSWER - include all other products of aquatic living
resources in any form.
Closed season - ANSWER - refers to the period during which fishing is prohibited in a
specified area or areas in Philippine waters or to the period during which the catching
or gathering of specified species of fish or fishery/aquatic products or the use of
specified fishing gears to catch or gather fish or other products is prohibited.
Fishery industry - ANSWER - includes fish produces, fish processors, fish traders, both
wholesalers and retailers, and owners of refrigerating and cold storage plants serving
the industry
Commercial fishing - ANSWER - fishing for commercial purposes in waters more than 7
fathoms deep using fishing boats more than 3 gross tons.
Electro-fishing - ANSWER - use of electricity generated by drycell batteries, generators
etc. to kill or stupefy aquatic products in both fresh and salt water areas.
Family-sized fishpond - - ANSWER - an area of fishpond that permits the efficient use of
labor and capital resources of a family to produce an income sufficient to meet a family's
need for food, clothing, shelter, health and education.
Fishing boat - ANSWER - includes all boats, such as bancas, sailboats, motor boats or
any other type of watercraft, whether licensed or not, used for fishing purposes
Fish corral or "baclad" - ANSWER - stationary weir or trap devised to intercept and
capture fish, consisting of rows of stakes of bamboo, or other materials fenced with split
bamboo mattings or wire nettings.
, Fish pen - ANSWER - fish enclosure made of closely-woven bamboo screens, nylon
screens or nets, or other materials attached to poles, staked to the water bottom for the
purpose of growing and/or culture of fish to various sizes in both fresh and salt water
areas.
Municipal and/or small-scale fishing - ANSWER fishing utilizing fishing boats of 3 gross
tons or less or using gear not requiring the use of boats.
Philippine waters - - ANSWER all bodies of water within Philippine territory, such as
rivers, streams, creeks, seas and other bodies of water now existing, or which may
hereafter exist in the provinces, cities, and municipalities, municipal districts, and
barrios; and the sea or fresh water around, between and connecting each of the islands
of the archipelago, irrespective of its depth, breadth, length and dimension, and all
other belonging to the Philippines by historic or legal title, including the territorial sea,
the seabed, the insular shelves and other submarine areas over which the Philippines
has sovereignty or jurisdiction
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES - ANSWER The _________ exercises
jurisdiction and assumes responsibility over the management, conservation,
development, protection, utilization and disposition of all fishery and aquatic resources
of the country, except municipal waters which remain under the city or municipal
government. The _____ also has an authority to regulate and supervise the production,
capture and gathering of fish and fishery/aquatic products.
a license, lease or permit. - ANSWER No person shall exploit, occupy, produce, culture,
capture, or gather fish or fry or fingerling of any species of fish, or fishery/aquatic
products or engage in any fishery activity in Philippine or municipal waters without
________________.
Bureau. - ANSWER No person shall operate a commercial fishing boat, pearl fishing
boat or fishing boat for scientific, research or educational purposes, or engage in any
fishery activity, or seed employment as a fisherman without first securing a license from
the _________. No such special permit shall be required of a fishing boat engaged in
scientific research or educational purposes within Philippine waters.
Commercial Fishing Boats: > 3 gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. Waters 7 fathoms
deep - ANSWER Commercial Fishing Boats: > ______ gross tons, allowed to operate in
Phil. Waters _______ fathoms deep
Baby Trawls: ≤3 gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. waters 4 fathoms deep. -
ANSWER Baby Trawls: ≤____ gross tons, allowed to operate in Phil. waters _____
fathoms deep.
6 - ANSWER A fathom is a unit of length equal to ____ feet
permit , bangus, domestic fishing industry - ANSWER No person shall import or export
any fish or products, whether adult or young, fry or fish eggs, for propagation or for
other purposes, without first securing a _____ therefore and paying the inspection and
