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Geographic name: search.filters.geographicname.CarlesPerson as subject: search.filters.person_as_subject.Defensor, Arthur Sr.

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    BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservation
    Ogatis, James Earl E.; Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2017-10-17)
    Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units and other enforcement agencies to strengthen the protection of marine environment and resources in Western Visayas. In the opening of the 54th Fish Conservation Week Celebration in Tanza, Iloilo City on Oct 15, 2017, Aparri cited the importance of preserving, conserving and protecting the coastal and marine resources as the main source of livelihood of the coastal communities. The MOU with Mayor Siegfredo Betita of Carles and a representative of Mayor Milliard Villanueva of Concepcion, Iloilo seeks to create a joint task force that will address the rampant and unabated illegal, unreported fishing activities within the municipal waters.
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    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.”
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    Red tide calamity
    Sologastoa, 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.