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- P1.4-M illegal fish seized in major anti-poaching opsBaylon, Jen (Panay News, Inc., 2023-11-16)In a significant move against illegal fishing, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) successfully conducted a week-long operation, culminating on Monday, Nov. 13. Illegally-caught fish valued at nearly P1.4 million were recovered. A big portion of the seizure, worth over P1.1 million, was from the coastal town of Concepcion were there’s a high incidence of illegal fishing.
- Visayan Sea fishing ban liftedSornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2020-02-19)It’s open season again for fishing in the Visayan Sea. The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. The ban covered herrings, mackerels and sardines. Now fishermen could catch them again, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6.
- 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.”