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    • 10 fishermen arrested for illegal fishing off Mindoro 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2018, on page 8)
      The Police Provincial Office announced Sunday the arrest of 10 fishermen in separate areas amid the ramped up campaign against illegal fishing. Senior Superintendent Christopher C. Birung, provincial director of the Oriental ...

    • 200 Boracay firms fined 

      Gomez, Eirenee Jairee (The Manila Times, October 30, 2018, on page A3)
      The Pollution Adjudication Board of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) fined 219 business establishments in Boracay, collecting a total of P43 million for violation of environmental laws. The PAB ...

    • 4 fishers arrested in Roxas 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, October 22, 2017, on page 10)
      Bantay Dagat operatives have arrested four fishers on board a motorboat in Roxas City. The fishers were allegedly using active gear without permit from the local government – in violation of City Ordinance No. 016-2007 – ...

    • 5 arrested for illegal fishing in Concepcion 

      PN (Panay News, April 27, 2016, on page 8)
      The continuing seaborne patrol operation of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force led to the arrest of five suspected illegal fishers in Barangay, Concepcion town. According to a report from Charlie Asturias, the ...

    • Alien's Boracay work permits suspended 

      Jaymalin, Mayen; Rendon, Jennifer; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 4, 2018, on page 12)
      The Department of Labor and Employment has suspended the issuance of work permits for foreigners in Boracay until the six-month closure to tourism ends. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the agency would ...

    • Arrest of more than 100 sea shells pickers illegal 

      (The Daily Guardian, March 16, 2010, on page 4)
      More than 100 seashell gatherers in Silay City, Negros Occidental cried harassment against a fishery official who arrested them March 2 and 13 for allegedly violating a local ordinance which bans gathering angel wings or ...

    • Bantay Dagat arrests 6 for illegal fishing 

      Capitol News; PN (Panay News, December 1, 2015, on page 4)
      Six fishermen engaged in trawl fishing off the coast of Baligiuan Island, Barangay Malangabang, Concepcion town were apprehended by Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Tash Force. According to the task force, the fishermen were ...

    • BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 18, 2016, on page B9-B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ...

    • Cagayan vows crack down on illegal fishing 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, September 28, 2017, on page E1)
      The local government of Claveria has allocated at least P3.1 million for its Fisheries Law Enforcement Team (FLET) and vows to maintain and strengthen its mechanism against illegal fishing activities. The coastal town that ...

    • 'Closed season' at Visayan Sea starts today 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 15, 2017, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has declared November 15, 2017, to February 15, 2018, as closed season for sardines, herrings and mackerels fishing, as provided in the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) ...

    • 'Closed season' in Visayan sea looms: 20% increase in production seen – BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, November 5, 2018, on page B1-B11)
      An increased production of fishery products is expected as the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea is set to begin Nov. 15. The 20-percent boost in production in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds will ...

    • Concepcion trawl fishers arrested 

      (Panay News, October 29, 2015, on page 4)
      The provincial bantay dagat task forces arrested six fishermen engaged in twarl fishing off the cost of Bago island in barangay talotoan, concepcion town. The task force'spatrol operation was conducted from oct. 15 to 24. ...

    • Coral world park says it is still pursuing $250-M theme park-resort in Coron 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2018, on page S1/3)
      CORAL World Park (CWP) Undersea Resorts, Inc. is still pursuing its $250-million leisure and tourism project in Coron, Palawan. “The new timeline now is 2021,” CWP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Monozca told ...

    • DA allows imports of black tiger shrimps 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, January 20, 2010, on page B-3)
      Government has allowed the importation of broodstock and post-larvae of black tiger shrimps. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has issued three administrative ...

    • DA-BFAR aids W.Visayas fishery sector amid crisis 

      DA-RAFIS-Region VI; PN (Panay News, March 29, 2020, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 6 is taking actions to mitigate the impact of pandemic threat to the livelihood of the fisherfolk and other industry stakeholders. ...

    • Demolition of fish pens resume at Laguna Lake 

      De Leon, Angela Lopez (Malaya, June 30, 2017, on page B2)
      Fifteen corporations maintaining large fish pens in Laguna de Bay yesterday started to voluntarily dismantle their fish pens as the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) began demolishing the fish cages of non-compliant ...

    • DENR sets dialogue with fishpen owners 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2016, on page B-6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is set to dialogue with fishpen operators in Laguna Lake ahead of the planned moratorium on the issuance and renewal of permits early next year. “The thrust is to ...

    • DENR suspends Boracay environmental permits 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, July 20, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments on Boracay Island to allow a review of their compliance with environmental ...

    • DENR urged: Stop granting permits for reclamation projects 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2018, on page 12)
      Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalakaya Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) yesterday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop granting permits for reclamation projects in coastal ...

    • DENR: last call for fish pens ‘self-demolition’ order stressed 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 15, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued on Saturday its “last call” to owners and operators of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay to conduct “self-demolitions” before it starts clearing the ...