Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "illegal fishing"
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10 nabbed for illegal fishing
(The Daily Guardian,June 23, 2015 , on page 3)Ten persons were arrested last week for alleged illegal fishing in the waters of Panay. The Panay police and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) personnel conducted seaborne patrol which resulted ... -
18 face illegal fishing charges
(The Daily Guardian,March 31, 2017 , on page 2)The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force filed multiple charges against 18 fishermen who were caught fishing using the forbidden Danish seine in the coastline of Gigantes Island at Barangay Abong, Carles. These fishermen ... -
29 boats grounded for trawl fishing
(The Daily Guardian,August 17, 2015 , on page 3-7)Owners and crews of 29 fishing boats in the province of Iloilo were slapped with sanctions and complaints for using trawl within the municipal waters of San Dionisio, Concepcion, Carles, Estancia and Barotac Viejo earlier ... -
41 fishermen nabbed
(The Daily Guardian,May 22, 2015 , on page 9)Forty-one crew of a fishing boat from Misamis Oriental were arrested for illegal fishing early morning yesterday. The 40.07-ton fishing boat named “FB Joshua Marie 88” owned by a certain Lito Duhaylungsod was apprehended ... -
6 nabbed for illegal fishing
(The Daily Guardian,February 22, 2018 , on page 4)Six persons were apprehended on Feb 19, 2018 for alleged illegal fishing in the seawaters of Roxas City and Panay town. The team Roxas City police and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) in Panay ... -
Administrator linked to illegal fishing in Olotayan
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2013 , on page B2)The city administrator here clarified some issues on the illegal gathering of sea cucumber in Brgy. Olotayan here. Gilbert Guarino-Tan said the issuance of mayor’s permit in the gathering of sea cucumbers was patterned ... -
Amended fisheries code eyes poverty reduction
(The Daily Guardian,October 28, 2015 , on page 2-10)The Bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources (BFAR) said the ultimate goal of the implementation of the amended fisheries code is to reduce poverty incidence. Republic act 8550 as amended by RA 10654 aims to counter ... -
Amended fisheries law to curb illegal foreign vessels
(The Daily Guardian,October 1, 2015 , on page 2)The amended fisheries code also seeks to protect the Philippines' marine territory from illegal fishing activities of foreign vessels. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said, "the law is for our own good as we ... -
Anti-illegal fishing cops receive threats
(The Daily Guardian,August 8, 2017 , on page 2)The Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force and the Iloilo provincial police claimed to have received threats following their steadfast campaign against illegal fishing. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, who also received a ... -
APEC tackles animal poaching, smuggling
(The Daily Guardian,October 6, 2015 , on page 2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a stern warning to persons engaged in poaching and fish smuggling activities. Environment Undersecretary Manuel Gerochi said smuggled products are confiscated ... -
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
(The Daily Guardian,October 19, 2012 , on page 2)The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBFTF) apprehended five illegal fishing vessels during its October 11-15, 2012 operations. The illegal fishing vessels were identified as FB Mika owned by Norberto Villanueva ... -
BFAR cites outstanding partners
(The Daily Guardian,October 24, 2016 , on page 2-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ... -
BFAR to tackle total ban vs. 'hulbot-hulbot'
(The Daily Guardian,February 16, 2012 , on page 2)The total ban on "Hublot-Hublot" ( fishing vessel using Danish Seine fishing gear) is among the issues to be discussed by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Atty. Asis G. Perez during the 4th Visayan ... -
BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservation
(The Daily Guardian,October 17, 2017 , on page B7)Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units and other enforcement agencies to strengthen the protection ... -
BFAR-6 filed most number of illegal fishing cases
(The Daily Guardian,October 21, 2017 , on page 3-10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 6 has the most number of cases filed on illegal fishing among 16 regions of the country. From July 2016 to June 2017 BFAR has filed 863 cases against ... -
Can modern technology combat illegal fishing?
(The Daily Guardian,August 1, 2017 , on page 1-7)Modern technology could be an effective measure to regulate illegal fishing at the Visayan Sea. The strategy includes the establishment of 120 radar stations all over the country by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Criminal raps vs 'illegal fishers' junked
(The Daily Guardian,March 8, 2018 , on page 2-10)“It was dismissed on the grounds that the crimes were committed in Sagay. But we will file a motion for reconsideration to argue that Iloilo has the jurisdiction. Our theory is that it is a continuous crime. It was committed ... -
Deadly dynamite still a plague in Iloilo seas
(The Daily Guardian,May 31, 2016 , on page 2)A 35-year-old fisherman is in jail for allegedly using improvised dynamite while fishing along the coastline of Colebra Island in Concepcion, Iloilo. Benjie F. Lacson of Alipata village, Carles left his wife and two children ... -
Death at sea: 1 dead, 4 injured as task force clashes with ‘illegal fishers’
(The Daily Guardian,March 1, 2018 , on page 1-7)“One was hit by a blunt instrument in the nose and the chin. The X-ray showed fractures of the nasal bone. The other crew sustained lacerated wounds in the right hand when he parried the stabs of a bladed instrument which ... -
Fish holiday to impact WV's yield
(The Daily Guardian,September 24, 2015 , on page 1-7)More or less 30 percent of Western Visayas fisheries production will be affected by the fish holiday mounted by commercial fishers, September 22-24. Remia Aparri, director of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...