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16 boats seized for illegal fishing
Operatives of the provincial Task Force Bantay Dagat have recently apprehended 16 fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing in the 5th District. Five vessels were seized off the coast of Concepcion town on May 30, Task ...
- June 7, 2013
Sustainable fisheries summit ends today
The strong implementation of a new fisheries law can finally restore the productivity of Philippine seas. To highlight and celebrate the amended Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act 10654), fisheries champions opened ...
- October 20, 2015
BoatR registration of fishing boats, gears ongoing
A total of 662 boats and 24 fishing gears in Western Visayas has already been registered under the National Program for Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration, known as BoatR, of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- July 17, 2015
4 die as fishing boat sinks off Bataan
Four fishermen died while one was reported missing when a fishing boat capsized in the waters off Bataan last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday. The PCG identified the fatalities as Edgar Balboa, ...
- June 28, 2022
'Protect local fishing grounds'
Two environment groups are opposing the opening of municipal waters to commercial fishers, to give priority access to small fisherfolk and prevent further collapse of fishing grounds. Oceana Philippines and Philippine Earth ...
- September 24, 2018
New lease in life for Bicolano fishermen
With that in mind, Que Rica has decided to re-establish the Fleet of Hope program. It was first launched in 2006 after a major typhoon, and was able to give away 30 bancas to affected fisherfolk. In 2020, it’s returned as ...
- April 16, 2021
Batongbacal: Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, China stole it
A maritime affairs expert on Friday said Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal it decades later. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of ...
- April 27, 2019
Gem-Ver fishers finally getting ₱6-M compensation
Almost three years after what President Duterte played down as a “little maritime accident,” the 22 fishermen left for dead by a Chinese trawler that rammed their small fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will finally ...
- April 29, 2022
Illegal fishers arrested in Concepcion, Carles
Eight fishermen using active gears within the municipal waters of Carles and Concepcion towns were apprehended from Oct. 25 to 27. They were detained in jails, according to Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of Provincial ...
- October 30, 2015
Thai government says seafood exports not hit by slavery reports
Thailand has come under fire from rights groups over allegations of trafficking, abuse and exploitation on its fishing boats, following investigations by media and campaign groups. “Australia’s seafood importers told us ...
- December 22, 2015