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- Four arrested for illegal fishing in Panay watersBaylon, Jen (Panay News, Inc., 2024-02-17)Four fishermen were apprehended for engaging in illegal fishing activities in the waters off the coast of the municipality of Panay. The apprehended individuals, identified as “Ricardo”, “Jemrick, “Aladin”, and “Domante”, are residents of Carles, Iloilo. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard, Panay police, and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) were conducting a routine seaborne patrol at about 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 15, when they caught the arrested persons in the act of engaging in “PAMO” fishing, which is a violation of Municipal Ordinance No. 03-02, Series of 2003.
- The future of our seas relies on us(Panay News, Inc., 2019-09-22)The Mayor of Carles, Iloilo, Siegfredo Betita, has expressed his local government unit’s helplessness in the fight against illegal fishing and has appealed for outside help – from the Philippine Navy to be specific. We believe this situation is not unique to Carles. Its neighboring municipalities in northern Iloilo province are likely suffering from the same problem – the continued assault of illegal fishers in their municipal waters that are rich in marine resources. We have relied so much on the sea for our existence – for food, for employment, for energy and for recreation. Thus we must realize that the future of our seas, and that of us humans, relies on how much action we are willing to take today to protect our marine resources.
- 86 illegal fishers caught in N. IloiloNepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, Inc., 2018-09-06)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
- 3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.(Panay News, Inc., 2019-01-05)The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is really for fishers so they can have increased catch and increased income,” said Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The closed season will run until Feb. 15, stated BFAR’s Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3.
- Can modern technology combat illegal fishing?Conserva, Louine Hope (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2017-08-01)Modern technology could be an effective measure to regulate illegal fishing at the Visayan Sea. The strategy includes the establishment of 120 radar stations all over the country by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for efficient and effective monitoring of fishing activities. Rojas said the mayors also expressed support in the declaration of the 10,000 square kilometer portion of the Visayan Sea as a “fishery management area.”
- Red tide calamitySologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, Inc., 2017-09-29)Around 2,500 households in the villages depend on the sea for their food and livelihood. They have been displaced, said Mayor Sigfriedo Betita. SB members are convening in a special session today to make the declaration. The coastal waters of Carles’ Gigante's group of islands remained positive for red tide toxins, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 31 issued on Sept. 15.