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Carles illegal fishers nabbed
Six fishermen engaged in dynamite fishing off the island barangay of Balbagon in Carles town were apprehended by the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force on March 31. Recovered from them were 30 kilos of dynamited fishes, a ...
- April 1, 2015
Illegal fishers caught in Concepcion waters
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force apprehended a commercial fishing boat engaged in purse seine fishing and two motorized boats engaged in shell gathering with the use of air compressor off the waters of Concepcion, ...
- September 18, 2015
'Fish Holiday' vs New Law
Local fish traders and fishermen are being urged to join three days of nationwide "fish holiday" beginning today. The "fish holiday" is a protest against Republic Act (RA) 10654 that, among others, imposes stiff penalties ...
- September 22, 2015
More Illegal fishers caught
Ten more illegal fishers, including a minor, have been caught by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force in northern Iloilo this week. In Coordination with the Philippine National Police, the task force intercepted ...
- March 21, 2015
17 charged with illegal fishing
Seventeen fishermen engaged in Danish Seine fishing were charged with illegal fishing before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office. The complaint was specifically for violation of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 246 that ...
- April 24, 2015
'Enforce laws to protect environment'
"If we are to ensure environmental protection, we must strongly implement environmental laws" said Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional director Jim Sampulna during the Learning Event on Environmental ...
- June 23, 2015
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
20 illegal fishing vessels seized
More illegal fishers were caught in the waters of northern Iloilo. Before dawn yesterday, the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Force and Dumangas Police Station apprehended six motorboats and 17 illegal fishers. The Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 19, 2015
Bantay Dagat arrests 6 for illegal fishing
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 ...
- December 1, 2015
Campaign on amended fisheries code increased
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR6) is stepping up efforts on information, education and communication campaign on a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. Republic Act 10654, an act to ...
- December 1, 2015