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'Invasion': Local fishers lament inaction on 'illegal fishing' in Cauayan
Fishermen in Cauayan, Negros Occidental decried their municipal government's lack of action on what they claimed to be "illegal incursions" of big-time fishing operators in their municipal waters. Ramon Gregas, vice chair ...
- March 16, 2013
Cebuanos charged with illegal fishing
Eight fishermen from Bantayan Island in Cebu were charged with illegal fishing here. They were caught using super hulbot-hulbot 12.46 kilometers off the coast of Baliguian Island in Concepcion town. Iloilo Provincial Bantay ...
- March 12, 2015
Men caught fishing in marine protected area
About 610 kilos of fish valued at P33,000 were recovered from illegal fishers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed. The 38-year-old Reynald Franco and 58-year-old Sammy Munez were arrested off the coast ...
- May 24, 2019
Illegal fishers caught
Authorities arrested 27 crew members of a fishing boat for encroachment in the coastal municipality of Cauayan yesterday. The crew members were onboard FB Aquaking Dos, which was caught within the municipal waters 5.7 ...
- March 28, 2014
86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo
A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...
- September 6, 2018
'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
Illegal fishing still rampant
Illegal fishing in northern Iloilo and Negros Occidental remain rampant despite the aggressive campaign of the Bantay Dagat created by the local government units (LGUs), revealed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in ...
- March 20, 2010
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
6 Negrense trawl fishers arrested
In the nearby island province of Guimaras, six fishermen accused of illegal fishing were arrested off the waters of Unisan Island in the municipality of Nueva Valencia. The fishers used “trawl with active gear,” in violation ...
- July 24, 2018
Bantay Dagat nets 'palupad' fishers
Sixteen fishermen, including their boat captain, from Brgy. Bara, Roxas City have been arrested over the weekend for using trawl, an active gear, within the municipal waters of Concepcion town. Engaging in trawl fishing, ...
- October 11, 2017