Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Nepomoceno, Jezza A."

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    • 48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 2-14)
      Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...

    • Another air quality test up in oil spill-hit Estancia 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (The Daily Guardian, January 10, 2014, on page 2-7)
      Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. on Thursday asked experts to conduct another test to determine the air quality at the oil spill site in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia. Defensor said that inspectors from the Environmental ...

    • Concepcion fines illegal fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, June 18, 2015, on page 3)
      From 36 fishermen who dared to operate without permits, the municipal government of Concepcion collected a total of P90,000 in fines. Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force reported on ...

    • Dynamite fishers charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 3)
      The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force sought to prosecute five fishermen caught using dynamites over the weekend. The fishermen were Roland Salvacion (43), Reymar Davasol (23), Nacer Balila (29), Niel Zerrudo (43), and ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishermen arrested, pay fine 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 14, 2014, on page 4)
      Nineteen fishermen engaging in Danish seine or “hulbot-hulbot” fishing were made to pay a P50,000 compromise fine following their arrest in Iloilo City recently. The fishermen were arrested off the coast of Sicogon Island, ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishers nabbed. 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 26, 2014, on page 3)
      Twelve more fisherman Engage in Danish seine fishing have been arrested. According to the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force, the fishermen on board three motorboats -Yolanda Maiza and Queen Mary- were apprehended 4.3 kilometers ...

    • Illegal fishers arrested in Concepcion, Carles 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, October 30, 2015, on page 4)
      Eight fishermen using active gears within the municipal waters of Carles and Concepcion towns were apprehended from Oct. 25 to 27. They were detained in jails, according to Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of Provincial ...

    • Illegal fishers from oil spill-hit towns fall 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 6, 2014, on page 2-12)
      Thirty-six fishermen from the oil spill-hit towns of Batad and Estancia were arrested for illegal fishing early this week. The fishermen were caught engaging in Danish seine fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ...

    • Iloilo seeks to conserve blue crab population 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 27, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government will put up a crab hatchery worth P5-million in Concepcion town this year to help conserve and restore the population of the kasag or blue swimming crabs. In partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • More 'hulbot-hulbot' fishers apprehended 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 26, 2015, on page 4)
      The Iloilo provincial government urged national government agencies running after illegal fishers to be aggressive and relentless. This was after the provincial Bantay Dagat single-handedly apprehended the third Danish ...

    • P5M crab hatchery to rise in Concepcion 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (The Daily Guardian, February 13, 2018, on page B1)
      The Iloilo provincial government will put up a P5-million crab hatchery in Concepcion town in 2018 to help conserve and restore the population of kasag or blue swimming crab here. In partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Poor fishermen get solar lamps 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, September 25, 2016, on page 3-15)
      Gone are the days when fishermen of this agricultural province have to use pressurized paraffin lamp in their fishing expeditions. The provincial government hast started distributing solar powered lamps to 1,130 fishermen ...

    • Prov'l Bantay Dagat nets 45 trawl fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 3)
      Operatives of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force arrested 45 fishermen engaging in trawl fishing off the coast of Naburot Island and Manlangabang Island in Concepcion town on Wednesday. The fishermen, who lacked ...

    • Town under state of calamity due to red tide 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (The Daily Guardian, September 28, 2017, on page 2-7)
      The coastal town of Carles, Iloilo, which is known for its shellfishes, is under state of calamity due to red tide which hit four barangays in Gigantes Island recently. The Sangguniang Bayan of Carles will pass a resolution ...

    • Ulian Watershed bags 'Prize on Blue Waters' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 3)
      For the second time, the Ulian Watershed in Lambunao town won the coveted Governor's Prize on Blue Waters, an award for the most sustainable and well-managed watershed. The Ulian Watershed proved that it has the most ...