A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally known as baskal and without permits from the municipal governments concerned. Reports from the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat on Tuesday disclosed that the fishermen were mostly residents of Concepcion; others were from the nearby towns of Estancia and San Dionisio.

Nepomoceno, J. (2018, September 6). 86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo. Panay News, pp. 2, 14.