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BY RESEL JOY TIANERO
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Monday, February 20, 2017
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ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) warned illegal fishers to stay away from the Visayan Sea.
It will be deploying more personnel to guard the portion of this sea in northern Iloilo.
On Feb. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the fishing ban in the Visayan Sea.
The fishing ban is observed annually. It runs for three months – from November to February – to allow fishes – herrings, mackerels and sardines – to spawn, restock their population and grow in sizes fit for harvesting.
Visayan Sea spans the shoreline of Capiz, northern Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Cebu. It is considered the country’s richest fishing ground.
According to Senior Superintendent Harold Tuzon, IPPO director, his men will continuously run after illegal fishers – those who use dynamites, fine mesh nets and active fishing gears that destroy the corals.
Aside from the IPPO, the BFAR has also enlisted the help of the Philippine Coast Guard to protect the Visayan Sea.
Tuzon clarified that BFAR is the main government agency overseeing the Visayan Sea; the IPPO is just providing the manpower./PN
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