The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (Bfar-Davao) has officially declared a closed fishing season in the Davao Gulf from June 1 to August 31, 2025. Elaine Vera M. Belvis, chief of Bfar-Davao’s Fisheries Management, Regulatory and Enforcement Division, said the closed season has been implemented annually since 2014. The ban prohibits the use of bag nets (basnig or tapay-tapay) and ring nets (kubkuban or likom), regardless of tonnage, as well as similar fishing methods.

Patumbon, R. G. (2025, June 3). Davao Gulf fishing ban June 1-August 31. SunStar Davao, p. 2.