Endangered devil ray seized in Miagao Public Market
Excerpt
The Miagao Bantay Dagat Task Force confiscated an 80-kilo devil ray or giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) Wednesday morning at the Miagao Public Market. According to Carl Dexter Nonaillada of Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force, the devil ray is an endangered species. The carcass of the devil ray was turned over to Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo for preservation.
Citation
Santiagudo, E. R. (2019, April 4). Endangered devil ray seized in Miagao Public Market. The Daily Guardian, p. 2.
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Rare species; Marine fish; FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; Fishery regulations; Fishers; Carcasses; Fishers; Marketing; Miagao Bantay Dagat Task Force; Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (PBDTF); Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC); Nonaillada, Carl Dexter; Napulan, Macario; Miagao; Tigbauan
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