Practice question
While exercising archipelagic sea lanes passage, a foreign fishing vessel deploys its nets and catches fish. Its captain argues that a fishing vessel may fish wherever it may lawfully pass. What does RA 12065 provide?
- The captain is correct because navigation rights include resource extraction.
- The captain is correct if the vessel remains within the lane.
- Fishing operations are prohibited during passage, and fishing equipment must be stowed within the hold.
- Only vessels carrying more than ten nets are prohibited from fishing.
- The vessel becomes Philippine-owned while it passes and may therefore fish.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 12065, November 7, 2024, Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98029; Section 18(a)–(b).
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