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'Market denial': new tack vs illegal fishing targets hawkers
Illegal fishers are getting creative. So must the authorities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared a new measure to combat illegal fishing. It called the strategy "market denial". "Market denial" was ...
- July 11, 2017
Capitol seeks to expand Bantay Dagat capabilities
The provincial government seeks to improve the capabilities of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force to deter illegal fishing which remains a problem particularly in the northern waters of Iloilo. Among others, ...
- January 26, 2020
‘Bantay Dagat’ must level up – Defensor
The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force based in Concepcion town has to improve its capability of securing the province’s waters from poachers, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. He planned to procure more “floating assets” and ...
- November 16, 2020
'Bantay Dagat needs help': paging BFAR, coastguard, PNP!
The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force could not totally stop illegal fishing activities in Iloilo’s vast territorial waters all by itself, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. Defensor urged other concerned agencies to ...
- July 7, 2017
'Zero arrests': No illegal fishing in Estancia, Iloilo?
The municipality of Estancia in northern Iloilo is known for its rich fishing grounds that attract poachers even from neighboring provinces and islands. But since January this year, no one has been arrested for illegal ...
- October 24, 2017