The provincial government’s campaign against illegal fishing continues in Northern Iloilo, with the latest operation leading to the apprehension of a vessel this week. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBDTF) captured a hulbot-hulbot fishing vessel in the municipal waters of Carles during a seaborne patrol. The vessel, F/B JAF 8, was piloted by Marlon Dela Peña of Barangay Botongon, Estancia, accompanied by 19 crew members.

Sornito, I. (2024, August 24-25). ‘Hulbot-hulbot’ apprehended in Carles waters for illegal fishing. Panay News, p. 4.