The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard accosted a Chinese fishing vessel with ten Chinese nationals on board while gathering protected black coral along Babuyan Claro, Calayan. Atty. Samuel Agaloos, chief of the Fisheries Management, Regulatory and Enforcement Division, said a report reached the agency about the alien vessel’s activities and he advised the captains of BFAR MCS Patrol Vessel 3007 and 3010 to patrol the area. The apprehending team found two Chinese vessels.

Chinese caught poaching black coral. (2016, May 31). Manila Bulletin, p. 6.