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- Law enforcers also behind illegal fishing in Lingayen GulfSotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2015-02)There must be something about the coastal town of San Fabian in Pangasinan which attracts tourists, beach lovers, sea creatures and even unscrupulous fishermen. All are welcome, Mayor Constante Agbayani said, except fishermen who come with illegal fishing gear, explosives and other destructive means to catch fish that abound in the town’s waters. Beachgoers and tourists are lured by the calm and shallow water while sea creatures, like whale sharks (butanding), regularly come to graze whenever the Lingayen Gulf is teeming with tiny fish and shrimps.
- San Jose gets new fish port(Panay News, Inc., 2017-10-06)The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) turned over the P40-million facility to the local government on Wednesday. The new fishing port will serve not only San Jose de Buenavista but also the neighboring towns, said Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Custodio Balaowing. It will enhance the livelihood of the fisherfolk, bring business to the commercial fishing boat operators and improve the local fishing industry, he said. “Expect more business for the next days.”
- 46 fall in illegal fishing crackdown in CaviteUnite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-11-03)Fory-six fishermen onboard two fishing boats were rounded up in a recent illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. The fishermen were caught fishing off Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite using an illegal fishing method called “Danish Seine” or locally known as “hulbot-hulbot”. According to the Coast Guard, “Danish Seine” is a fishing method often used in commercial fishing which is strictly banned in the Philippine waters because of its tendency to destroy and damage the coral reefs, sea grass beds, and other marine life habitats pursuant to Section 92 of Republic Act 8550 (The Fisheries Code of the Philippines).
- What exactly did we win? ask fishermenMacatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2016-07-14)Like most fishermen in the seaside village of Cato here, Joseph Daroca was not aware that the Philippines had filed a case against China over the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. When told that the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague had ruled that the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal was part of the Philippines, Daroca’s face lit up. “It’s good if that’s the case,” said Daroca, 44. He had stopped joining fishing trips to the shoal since January last year after their boat was driven away by the Chinese Coast Guard.
- What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasuresCinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2017-03-18)Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not have been given permission to do research in the area, according to conflicting claims by President Duterte, Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana, as well as Foreign Affairs officials. What remains undisputed, however, are the possible trove of mineral and gas deposits about 3,000 meters below the water’s surface that have yet to be discovered. Sometimes referred to as the Benham Plateau, the landmass, described to have a craggy or rough surface, is bigger than Luzon or almost half the size of the Philippine’s total land area. It extends eastward off the provinces of Aurora and Isabel, and the Bicol region, but has always been connected to Luzon’s landmass through the Bicol and Palanan saddles.
- LLDA to lose P80 M in fish pen demolitionSimeon, Louise Maureen; Villanueva, Rhodina (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2017-03-18)The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) expects to lose around P80 million in revenue with the dismantling of illegal fish pens in Laguna de Bay in the next three months. The LLDA is targeting the demolition of illegal fish pens in 3,000 hectares of the lake. Based on the action plan of the LLDA, fish pens with no permits, those blocking navigational lanes, covering excessive areas, delinquent in payment and put up outside the designated areas will be prioritized.
- Enforcement boosted to protect Visayan SeaYap, Tara (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-03-06)The Iloilo provincial government is pushing for stronger law enforcement in protecting the Visayan Sea from illegal fishers. “We will not waver to effectively and efficiently enforce fishery laws and ordinances to preserve and rehabilitate the Visayan Sea,” said Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias.