The government must step up with its enforcement efforts against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) if it hopes to meet the fisheries output target for the year, an advocate for ethical fishing practices said. “For illegal fishing alone in the municipal fisheries sector, we are losing around 257,000 to 402,000 metric tons (MT) of fish a year, which amounts to P24 to P37.8 billion,” Pangingisda Natin Gawing Tama (PANAGAT) Network Representative Dennis F. Calvan said in a Viber message.

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