Pointing out how “some neighbors” have been “stealing” the Philippines’ marine resources, a United States official said that the Trump administration is expected to tap Filipino fishermen as the “first line” in monitoring illegal fishing in the contested South China Sea. Principal...
POLILLO, Quezon – Authorities seized illegal fishing boats and gear and illegally caught fish valued at P3.2 million during a seaborne patrol operation in Lamon Bay near Balesin Island here on Thursday, September 19. ILLEGAL fishing boats and gear were seized in a seaborne patrol operation...
ILOILO CITY — A total of 71 fishermen from four fishing vessels were arrested for illegal fishing off the coast of Carles, the northernmost town in Iloilo province. ONE of the four fishing vessels impounded by the task force for illegal fishing in Carles town, Iloilo province last March 19....
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested 139 individuals for alleged illegal fishing in the sea of the Caraga region from February 24 to 25. Seized from them by the Police Regional Office-13 were unregulated fishnets, fishing gear, and trawlers, 22 motorized fishing boats, and...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested 147 fishermen for illegal fishing in the Caraga region last week. The Police Regional Office 13-Regional Operations Division said that troops seized P112,060 worth of fish and illegal fishing paraphernalia -- unregulated fishnets, fishing...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested five men for alleged illegal fishing in Naic on Monday, Nov. 27. Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as alias Jomar, alias Luis Philip, alias Nofiel, alias Jerome, and alias Joselito. The joint operation of Naic Municipal Police Station (MPS)...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 have arrested 23 individuals in line with the intensified campaign against illegal fishing in the Caraga region from October 1 to 8. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft said suspects yielded P18,380 worth of...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Six persons were arrested for illegal fishing in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur on Saturday, November 4. Police Regional Office-13 Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said Agusan del Sur police arrested two...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 apprehended 114 individuals for illegal fishing in the sea of Caraga region from July 1 to 12. The PRO 13-Regional Operations Division (ROD) said the Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office (PPO) arrested 28 violators, Surigao...
QUEZON – Three commercial vessels were apprehended by authorities in Tayabas Bay for fishing without licenses. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 4-A-Fisheries Protection and Law Enforcement Group (BFAR4A-FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard, Western Seaboard and Naval Forces Southern Luzon...
ILOILO CITY – The municipality of Carles, Iloilo has organized the largest inter-agency task force (IATF) against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country. THE inter-agency task force against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. (BFAR-6) “We laud local...
LUCENA CITY – Nearly P1 million worth of fishing gear, tools, illegally caught fishes, and 77 bottles of 'bigas-bigas' used in dynamite fishing were seized by authorities during a raid in seawater off Barangay Barra on Friday, Jan. 27, in this city. Joint elements of the Bureau of Fisheries and...
