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- 2 boats nabbed for illegal fishingSornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2023-10-25)Authorities have recently apprehended two fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Sibay in the municipality of Caluya. The fishing boat’s personnel were unregistered and were using active fishing gear, in violation of Republic Act 8550, or the Fisheries Code of the Philippines, which is further amended by Republic Act 10654.
- Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warnsSornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2020-07-08)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, BFAR regional director, said an undetermined volume of dead milkfish (bangus) fingerlings in fish cages were reported in the waters off Barangay Hoskyn in the capital town of Jordan, Guimaras. She explained that milkfish in fish pens are mainly prone to the threat of leaked bunker oil since they cannot swim out to the open sea.
- Coast Guard to secure today’s ‘bangcarera’Sornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2019-02-10)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Iloilo mobilized 40 personnel to secure the bangcarera miniature paraw race at Port San Jose in Barangay Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras today. The PCG deployment began on Saturday, the opening of the 47th Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival. PCG-Iloilo commander Lieutenant Rodolfo dela Peña said their personnel will “provide crowd control” during the annual event that gathers hundreds of spectators.