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(Eagle News) — Dalawampu’t siyam na mga mangingisda ang inaresto ng mga tauhan ng Coast Guard Station (CGS) sa Cavite at Coast Guard Special Operations Force (CGSOF) sa karagatang sakop ng Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite. Namataan ng mga tauhan ng coast guard ang fishing boat na “Bhenlita II” na nangingisda gamit ang pabilog na lambat sakay ang boat operator nitong si Norberto Jagoansi Jr., 38 anyos at labing walo pang mangingisda. Nang inspeksyunin ang bangka, […]
Indonesia, through its maritime affairs and fisheries ministry, has seized a Chinese fishing ship which was allegedly found fishing illegally over Indonesia’s eastern waters. The local authorities also seized 35 tons of fish, including tiger sharks, a protected species. They also arrested the 21 crew members of the ship Fu Yuan Yu 831. The Jakarta Post reported that the 21 crew members included nine Chinese, six Indonesians, three Myanmarese and three Vietnamese. They also found […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano magsasampa ng kaso ang gobyerno ng Vietnam sa Pilipinas dahil sa pagkamatay ng dalawang mangingisda sa Cape Bolinao nitong Setyembre. Sinabi ni Vietnam Ambassador to the Philippines Ly Quoc Tuan, hindi na kailangan pa na magsampa ng kaso laban sa Pilipinas dahil mareresolba naman ito ng dalawang bansa. Sa talumpati ni Tuan, sinabi nya na kanyang kinakatawan ang mga pamilya ng limang mangingisda na naghihintay umano sa kanilang […]
EL NIDO, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nahuli ang 10 Vietnamese national noong Martes ng umaga (August 8) na sakay sa isang fishing boat, ilang nautical miles mula sa Malampaya Platform sa El Nido. Ayon kay John Vincent Fabello ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), nasa lugar man sila na sakop ng protected area ng lalawigan o hindi, napatunayang pumasok nga sila sa teritoryo nito. Aniya, kinumpiska rin ng mga awtoridad ang nakita sa kanilang fishing […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday put a spotlight on global efforts to combat illegal fishing at the United Nations ocean conference, steering clear of the controversy over its pullout from the Paris climate deal. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the conference, David Balton, said the ocean and its resources are “under tremendous pressure from a variety of threats – including illegal fishing, marine pollution, and ocean acidification.” “Illegal, unreported, […]
Lome, Togo (AFP) – Stemming the astronomical losses caused by crime in the oceans surrounding Africa is the focus of a major continental summit on Saturday in the Togolese capital, Lome. “Over recent decades, the accumulated revenue losses resulting directly from illegal activities in the African maritime sector add up to hundreds of billions of US dollars, without counting the loss of human lives,” the African Union (AU) said in an online statement about its […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Africa will come together to battle piracy and illegal fishing for the first time at an African Union maritime security summit that kicks off in Togo on October 15. The continent urgently needs to fight “extremely high stakes” piracy and illegal fishing in its waters by joining forces over policy and working to raise necessary funds, Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey told AFP ahead of the meeting. Why is this meeting […]
RA 10654 ng bagong Philippine Fisheries Code ipinatupad LA Union, Philippines — Ipinabatid ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources o BFAR na simula Hunyo ngayong taon ay mahigpit nilang ipatutupad ang bagong ameyendang batas na RA 10654 o act to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Ang sinomang lalabag sa naturang batas ay papatawan ng higit na mas malaking penalty kumpara sa dating Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 o RA 8550. […]
The European Union has revoked the warning yellow card issued to the Philippines in June 2014 regarding measures to fight illegal fishing. The EU acknowledges Philippines’ efforts to partner up with us in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Since an official dialogue started, the Philippines embarked on a series of reforms to upgrade its fisheries governance and successfully aligned it to international law. Achievements made by the Philippines include the adoption of a new […]
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources implemented an intensive law enforcement training on its personnel to fight illegal fishing.
The Philippine National Police Special Maritime Boat Unit files two complaints against eleven Vietnamese arrested in Palawan. They are being charged with illegal entry and poaching.
