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 on the use of Danish seine) of Republic Act 10654 (The Philippine Fisheries Code) before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6 Adjudication Committee.

Nepomoceno, J. (2018, March 19). Bantay Dagat nabs 'hulbot' fishermen. Panay News, p. 4.