Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "boat seines"

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    • 46 fall in illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2018, on page 4)
      Fory-six fishermen onboard two fishing boats were rounded up in a recent illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. The fishermen were caught fishing off Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite ...

    • Closed season for galunggong fishing starts November 15 

      De Vera, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2015, on page 1-4)
      A three-month ban on "galunggong" (round scad) fishing in north eastern Palwan starting Nov. 15 will be implemented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso ...

    • ‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2018, on page 14)
      All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ...

    • Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2019, on page 7)
      A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishers nabbed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2015, on page 17)
      The provincial government sought to prosecute six fishermen who were arrested for Danish seine fishing in Concepcion earlier this week. Criminal complaint for violation of Section 86 and Section 95 of Republic Act 10654 ...

    • Several fishing vessels caught using destructive fishing gears in PH seas 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 10, 2021, on page B-4)
      Several commercial fishing vessels have been caught using destructive fishing gear called Danish Seine, locally known as buli-buli or hulbot-bulbot, within Philippine seas despite the ban that was put in place in 2018. The ...

    • Several LGUs fail audit on compliance with Fisheries Code 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2018, on page B-3)
      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 ...