Several commercial fishing vessels have been caught using destructive fishing gear called Danish Seine, locally known as buli-buli or hulbot-bulbot, within Philippine seas despite the ban that was put in place in 2018. The latest report on such apprehension involves nine commercial fishing vessels caught in the river of Barangay Tapucan in Mauban, Quezon. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), it was in the morning of December 31, 2020 when these commercial fishing vessels were spotted docking in the berthing area of the Tupacan River.

Miraflor, M. B. (2021, January 10). Several fishing vessels caught using destructive fishing gears in PH seas. Manila Bulletin, p. B-4.