About 50 percent of commercial fishing companies here have stopped fishing tamban — the variety of fish used in the production of canned sardines — due to the high cost of fuel and the implemented ban to fish inside municipal water territories of towns located in the Sulu archipelago. Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing Association Inc. president Engr. Jaydrick Johnson Yap revealed that about 10 commercial fishing companies operating in this city have temporarily stopped their operations.

Lacson, N. (2022, September 13). High fuel prices spark fishing halt. Daily Tribune, p. B16.