Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Councils (FARMCS) in barangays, cities and municipalities, and defining their composition and functions (No. 240).

In order to institutionalise a major participation of the local fisherfolks and other resource users in the community-based planning and implementation of policies and programs for the management, conservation, development and protection of fisheries and aquatic resources of the municipal waters, as defined by the Local Government Code, there are hereby created Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Councils (FARMCS) in all barangays, municipalities and cities abutting municipal waters. In bays, gulfs, lakes, rivers and dams bounded by two or more barangays or municipalities/cities, Integrated FARMCs shall be created in all barangays, municipalities and cities abutting municipal waters. In bays, gulfs, lakes, rivers and dams bounded by two or more barangays or municipalities/cities, Integrated FARMCs shall be created. The FARMCs shall prepare and recommend the fisheries and aquatic resources management policies and plans for integration into the Local Development Plan and recommend to the local government units and special agencies referred to in section 7 guidelines on the development and implementation of projects, and issuance of permits and licenses for the appropriate use of fisheries and aquatic resources, and to ensure that resource use limits and controls are imposed.