About 34,000 fishing boats and sardine factory workers in this city are scheduled to return for work after observing a 90-day fish holiday imposed on the commercial fishing operators by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Zamboanga peninsula. According to Southern Philippines (SoPhil) Deep Sea Fishing Association Inc. president Engr. Jaydrick Johnson Yap, the 21 commercial fishing boat members and the 11 giant sardine factories in this city under the Industrial Group of Zamboanga Inc. (IGZI) are all ready to resume work starting 1 March. He added that the favorable fishing season that began this month in the Sulu Sea is expected to bring them a huge catch of Bali (Sardinella lemuru) and Goldstripe (Sardinella gibbosa) variety of fishes.

Lacson, N. E. (2022, February 19). Sardine fishers, factory workers back on track. Daily Tribune, p. B15.