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BFAR taps NegOcc to strengthen Visayan Sea fishing restriction
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has engaged the Negros Occidental provincial government for stronger implementation of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, an official said Wednesday. In a ...
- September 13, 2019
Illegal fishers use 'spotters' to elude arrest - Banias
Illegal fishers have found a way to avoid arrest. They use “spotters”, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias. These spotters monitor the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force’s movements. Through mobile phone text ...
- August 27, 2018
IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus
An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...
- February 15, 2015
Dozen 'hulbot' fishers caught
Twelve men were arrested for illegal fishing in the seawaters of Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, police said. The men were using Danish seines, or hulbot nets, when chanced upon by joint elements of Negros ...
- August 18, 2018
Iloilo drive vs "hulbot" fishing get boost
The provincial government’s campaign against the prohibited hulbot-hulbot fishing has gotten a big boost. The Department of Agriculture (DA) approved a proposed update to Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 246 banning ...
- July 18, 2018
LGUs in WV urged to fight 'hulbot' fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is looking forward to the cooperation of local government units (LGUs) in its campaign against destructive fishing, particularly hulbot fishing. BFAR facilitated a ...
- July 28, 2018
More 'hulbot-hulbot' fishers apprehended
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 ...
- February 26, 2015