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    • 12 groups of illegal fishers caught 

      (Panay News, August 19, 2015, on page 2-19)
      Twelve of groups of illegal fishers have been arrested by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force off the coast of Concepcion here. According to Police officer 3 Charlie Austurias, these fishermen were using fine ...
    • Bantay Dagat nabs 'hulbot' fishermen 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 19, 2018, on page 4)
      Boat captain Edwin Bacas of Barangay Libas, Roxas City and owner Jessie Tayo of Balud, Masbate were accused by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force of violation of sections 86 and 97 (unauthorized fishing and ban ...
    • Boat operators, captains face illegal fishing rap 

      Nepomocceno, Jezza (Panay News, February 6, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The owners and boat captains of two fishing boats that were apprehended for illegal fishing in Ajuy town face multiple criminal charges before the Iloilo Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. The complaint for violation of Section ...
    • Capitol seeks to expand Bantay Dagat capabilities 

      PN (Panay News, January 26, 2020, on page 4)
      The provincial government seeks to improve the capabilities of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force to deter illegal fishing which remains a problem particularly in the northern waters of Iloilo. Among others, ...
    • Concepcion fines 38 men for illegal fishing 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 2, 2016, on page 3)
      A total of P45,000 fines were slapped against 38 fishermen caught using trawl and round haul seine within 15 kilometers from Concepcion town's coastline. The use of active gears in municipal water violates Section 95 of ...
    • Dynamite fishing suspects charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 27, 2015, on page 4)
      Three fishermen from Barangay Buenavista in the coastal town of Carles were accused of dynamite fishing by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force. Docketed as criminal case number 3979, the complaint about the ...
    • Dynamites seized from illegal fishers 

      Marzan, Joseph Bernard (Panay News, November 17, 2016, on page 6)
      Dynamites and fishing materials confiscated from suspected illegal fishers were turned over to the municipal police station of Carles town. Illegal fishing activities in Iloilo include the use of dynamites and active fishing ...
    • Illegal fishers caught in Concepcion waters 

      Garcia, EC (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 2-19)
      The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force apprehended a commercial fishing boat engaged in purse seine fishing and two motorized boats engaged in shell gathering with the use of air compressor off the waters of Concepcion, ...
    • Illegal fishers from oil spill-hit towns fall 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 6, 2014, on page 2-12)
      Thirty-six fishermen from the oil spill-hit towns of Batad and Estancia were arrested for illegal fishing early this week. The fishermen were caught engaging in Danish seine fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ...
    • More Illegal fishers caught 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 21, 2015, on page 4)
      Ten more illegal fishers, including a minor, have been caught by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force in northern Iloilo this week. In Coordination with the Philippine National Police, the task force intercepted ...
    • Sea patrol nets 'trawl' fishers 

      (Panay News, March 23, 2016, on page 3)
      Four fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing off the coasts of Baligiuan and Tago islands in Concepcion Town.