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'Illegal fishermen' fined
The municipal government of Concepcion, Iloilo collected some P90,000 in fine from 36 fishermen who dared to operate without permits earlier this week. Task Force operatives apprehended 24 fishermen catching squid eight ...
- June 17, 2015
Death at sea: 1 dead, 4 injured as task force clashes with ‘illegal fishers’
“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 ...
- March 1, 2018
WV registers 143,267 fishers
Western Visayas has a total of 143,267 municipal fisherfolks as of the second week of October 2015.
Iloilo has the highest registration with 443,011; Negros Occidental is second with 39,526; Antique, 21,648; Capiz, 1, ...
- November 29, 2015
BFAR cites outstanding partners
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 ...
- October 24, 2016
BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservation
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 ...
- October 17, 2017
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
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 ...
- October 19, 2012
18 face illegal fishing charges
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 ...
- March 31, 2017
'Hulbot-hulbot' more destructive than dynamite
An environmentalist urged owners and operators of “hulbot-hulbot” or Danish seine fishing to stop their illegal activities to preserve one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Renowned environmentalist and lawyer ...
- August 3, 2018
Super hulbot fishers criminal raps
The eight were charged with violation of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines; assault on a person in authority; and frustrated homicide. The cases were filed Mar 1, 2018 before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at the ...
- March 2, 2018
Guardians of the Visayan Sea convened
Governors and mayors from the Visayas committed to protect and restore the Visayan Sea, one of the richest fishing grounds in the Philippines, from illegal commercial and destructive fishing. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- July 27, 2017