Zamboanga NFARMC meeting (September 25-26, 2014). The council were able to approve the following proposal: the moratorium on the issuance of commercial fishing vessel and gear license, rules and regulations governing distant water fishing by Philippine-flagged fishing vessel and the continuation of closed season for the conservation of sardines in East Sulu Sea, Basilan Strait continue reading : THE MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL AND GEAR LICENSE