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Tañon Strait celebrates 19th year as protected area
Tañon Strait, a 161-kilometer strip which separates the islands of Cebu and Negros, is celebrating nearly two decades as a protected area. It is host to 62 percent of the country's coral species, plus 14 species of whales ...
- June 11, 2017
48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion
Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...
- January 23, 2015
Fisherfolks complain rampant sea cucumber gathering
Fisherfolks in Brgy. Punta Cogon here are complaining about the rampant illegal gathering of sea cucumber, locally known as "balat," since it destroys the coal reefs. Some 200 fisherfolks complained that divers from other ...
- January 26, 2010
'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot'
Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...
- August 2, 2019
Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.
Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...
- September 25, 2017
Bantay Dagat catches 'super hulbot' fishers
Thirteen fishermen from San Remigio, Cebu were apprehended off the coast of Barangay Asluman, Carles town for illegal fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Force led by Police Officer 1 Hendrick Bunday and Marvin ...
- June 9, 2018
Info campaign on amended fisheries code stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 is stepping up its information and education campaign on Republic Act (RA) 10654, a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. RA 10654, an act to ...
- November 27, 2015
Concepcion fines 38 men for illegal fishing
A total of P45,000 fines were slapped against 38 fishermen caught using trawl and round haul seine within 15 kilometers from Concepcion town's coastline. The use of active gears in municipal water violates Section 95 of ...
- March 2, 2016
6 persons nabbed for 'illegal fishing'
Police arrested six individuals for alleged illegal fishing in Barangay Odiongan, San Dionisio, Iloilo. They were Jay Morong, 19, of Barangay Bacjawan Sur, San Dionisio; Joey Peñaflorida, 23, of Barangay Nipa, Dionisio; ...
- October 1, 2020
Negros 'hulbot' fishers nabbed
The captain and crew of a fishing boat from E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental have been arrested and charged of illegal fishing here. M/BCA Inday Janen, piloted by Joenel Barba with crews Herman Lumanog and Rafael Egoinio, ...
- May 8, 2015