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29 caught for illegal fishing
At least 29 fishermen were rounded up and their two fishing boats seized when “Bantay Dagat” teams allegedly caught them in the act of illegal fine mesh net fishing in waters off Barangay 48-San Antonio, this city. ...
- May 13, 2017
Illegal trawls swapped with legally allowed fishing gears in Cagayan
With the aim to put a halt to the use of active gear in municipal waters and at the same time ensure that fishers continue their main source of livelihooh, the fisheries bureau here currently implements a mechanism on ...
- January 12, 2019
Fishing nets, fish seized in anti-illegal fishing drive
Elements of Bantay Dagat and Tago Municipal Police Station (MPS) have seized four fine fishing nets, freshly-caught fish, and other illegal fishing paraphernalia during an anti-illegal fishing drive in the vicinity of Tago ...
- April 26, 2015
Fishing outlaws
Police operatives arrested four fishermen and seized their boats off the coast of Santo Tomas town, this province, the other day for allegedly employing illegal fishing methods. Police identified the suspects as Arnulfo ...
- June 8, 2013
Piñol warns coastal mayors: stop illegal fishing or else…
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol told fisherfolk in the coastal village of Dinahican here that he will ask President Duterte to suspend local chief executives who do nothing against illegal fishing ...
- May 7, 2017
Breakfast at risk: PH tries to turn the tide on fish losses
Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave. The dish, often made with sardines, anchovies, ...
- November 30, 2018
12 Pinoy fishermen nabbed off Malaysia
Twelve Filipino fishermen were recently apprehended by Malaysian authorities after they were caught illegally fishing off Tanjung Pantau-Pantau, Semporna. Reports quoted a ranking official of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement ...
- August 18, 2015
3 arrested for illegal fishing
Three fishermen were caught red-handed while using dynamite in fishing in waters off Ternate, Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday. They were taken to the Coast Guard Substation Naic for investigation ...
- June 30, 2018
Illegal fishing, commercial fishers still abound in Tañon Strait
Dynamite and cyanide fishing, and commercial fishing operations still abound in Tañon Strait, the country's largest marine protected area between Cebu and Negros islands. These were the findings of a recent seven-day ...
- October 1, 2015
Bohol's mangrove growers get boost
Residents in the island barangay of Banacon, this town, which has the largest man-made mangrove forest in Asia in terms of area planted with different species, have been promised more jobs by the Department of Environment ...
- February 20, 2017