Iloilo Bantay Dagat apprehends illegal fishermen
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force recently apprehended 11 fishermen illegally fishing in the municipal water of Concepcion town in the fifth district.
In his report to Governor Niel D. Tupas Sr., Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Officer Ildefonso T. Toledo said that these fishermen are facing charges for violating Sec. 86 of Republic Act 8550 (Unauthorized Fishing or Engaging in Other Unauthorized Fisheries Activities) at the 4th Municipal Circuit Trial Court of San Dionisio.
The fishermen were caught on board three fishing vessels.
The fishermen and the fishing vessels were identified as F/B Dalyn with boat captain Franklin Andayan and crew members Erenenio Andayan, Eulogio Silverio, and Venancio Maloloy-on; F/B Ken-Ken with boat captain Wilmer Chiquito and crew members Glen Lava-piez, Jose Apitong, and Michael Asturias; and F/B JAB with boat captain Roland Laquihon and crew members Jomar Mapa and Eddie Bano.
The arrests of the fishermen have been carried out as part of the Bantay Dagat's intensified campaign against illegal fishing as ordered by Gov. Tupas. (PNA)