ILOILO CITY, Oct. 22 -- The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (RIATF-IUUF) in Western Visayas continues to strengthen its enforcement efforts ahead of the Visayan Sea closed season that starts Nov. 15.
During its third quarterly meeting on Tuesday, the task force reported a total of PHP13.2 million worth of confiscated fish and fishing paraphernalia as a result of the 577 seaborne patrol operations from January to September this year.
These operations led to the apprehension of 551 individuals and 218 fishing vessels and the filing of 32 cases.
The task force also conducted 432 land-based enforcement activities, resulting in the confiscation of 4,039 kg. of illegally caught fish and o...
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