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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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ILOILO City – The outlawed “super hulbot” or Danish seine fishing is reportedly back in northern Iloilo.
A monitoring vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) caught two persons engaged in this destructive fishing method three weeks ago.
Danish seine and its modified form are active fishing gears often used in commercial fishing. It consists of a conical net with a pair of wings, the ends of which are connected to a rope embedded with buri, plastic strips, sinkers or other similar materials to serve as scaring or herding device hauled through a mechanical winch or by manpower.
However, it was found out that “super hulbot” contributes to the destruction of marine habitats and other fishery resources – a violation of Section 92 of Republic Act 8550, also known as the Fisheries Code of the Philippines.
The Code reiterates the prohibition of the use of any fishing gears that destroy and damage coral reefs, seagrass beds, and other fishery marine life habitats.
In 2013, BFAR’s Fisheries Administrative Order No. 246 banned Danish seine and modified Danish seine fishing in Philippine waters.
The Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force recently stepped up its monitoring of the province’s rich fishing grounds in northern Iloilo, particularly the area between the town of Carles and Masbate province./PN
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