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BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ...
- September 14, 2010
Several LGUs fail audit on compliance with Fisheries Code
Many local government units (LGUs) near Manila Bay have failed the audit that was launched by the national government to check on their compliance of the Fisheries Code two years since it was amended. This was according ...
- August 7, 2018
10 arrested for illegal fishing off marinduque
Ten fishermen, including a 74-year-old grandfather, were arrested when local authorities started a crackdown against illegal fishing in Marinduque the other day. Investigation disclosed that personnel of the Sta. Cruz ...
- January 27, 2018
No municipal waters commercial fishing drive pushed
An umbrella organization of small fishermen here is urging the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units (LGUs) to strengthen efforts against commercial fishing in municipal waters of the ...
- September 30, 2015
20 Filipino fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
At least 20 Filipino fishermen from Sarangani province have been reunited with their families over the weekend after they were repatriated to the country from three months of imprisonment in Indonesia for illegal fishing. ...
- August 24, 2015
Cynide fishing jails 9 in Davao
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) jailed nine fishermen allegedly caught conducting cyanide fishing along Pajuda Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental, the PCG reported yesterday. Lieutenant Commander Armando Balilo said the operation ...
- March 23, 2010
Police, military pounce on illegal fishing in Cebu
“One-time, big-time” operations against illegal fishing were conducted by the police and military in Cebu province over the weekend. Seventeen individuals were arrested from Saturday to Sunday in the campaign dubbed as ...
- November 13, 2018
Demolition of Laguna fishpens lauded
A fisherfolk group and an environment group based in Laguna lauded the demolition of large fishpens in the Laguna de Bay. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) and the Save Laguna ...
- March 9, 2017
88 fishermen arrested
Police have arrested at least 88 fishermen in six motor Bancas off the sea of this city for violating the fisheries code. The police, Coast Guard and "Bantay-Dagat" (Sea Watch" groups have been on guard against illegal ...
- March 29, 2014
Fishing limit spawns fears
Fisher folk here has expressed fear that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR's) implementation of a three-kilos-per-day catch ceiling will significantly hurt the livelihood of the local community. "Mang ...
- September 9, 2015