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2 arrested for illegal fishing
Operatives of the Maritime CAFGU Active Auxiliary (MCAA) Zambales and Bantay-Dagat, supervised by the Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL), have arrested two fishers, who were allegedly conducting illegal fishing activity ...
- March 15, 2020
NAMRIA, a hydrographic survey and Benham Rise
One of NAMRIA’s core functions is the delineation of the maritime boundaries of the Philippines. The agency was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine archipelagic baselines which were enacted into law in 2009. ...
- April 29, 2018
More fish wardens for Bantay Dagat
Efforts to curb dynamite fishing that ruins corals and kill juvenile fishes daily has gained ground after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) joined hands with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) ...
- January 31, 2015
Iloilo's response to coastal management
Iloilo is also the site of some interesting innovations and technologies in aquaculture and coastal resource management. The prestigious Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan and the U.P. College ...
- September 18, 2000
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015
Fishing outlaws
Six fishermen caught in the act of using "taksay" - an illegal method of fishing - within the restricted seawater of this town on Saturday were arrested by joint elements of the local police and Bantay Dagat. Senior Inspector ...
- June 3, 2013
Fish patrols tightened
To ensure the compliance of local fishermen in the existing national and local laws on fishing, police and military personnel started conducting dialogues and boat patrolling in the fishing villages here. Binangonan Police ...
- February 12, 2015
Eastern Visayas police intensifies drive vs illegal logging and fishing
The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has included in its list of priorities the intensified drive against illegal logging and illegal fishing. Eastern Visayas regional police director Chief Supt. Gilbert ...
- September 10, 2017
BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ...
- September 14, 2010
Several LGUs fail audit on compliance with Fisheries Code
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 ...
- August 7, 2018