Sunday, November 6, 2011

Violation of Philippine Fisheries Code of 1988

Authorities arrested a group of fishermen and impounded three fishing
boats in this city for violation of Republic Act No. 8550, otherwise
known as the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1988, a top police official
said Saturday.

Senior Supt. Edwin de Ocampo, Zamboanga City Police director, said the
arrest was made at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday within the marine
reservation area off Bolong, 33 kilometers east of this city.

De Ocampo said the arrest came after Bolong Barangay Chairman Antonio
Evangelista reported to the Police Station 3 the presence of the three
fishing boats within the 15- kilometer distance from the shoreline of
Barangay Bolong.

A composite team comprising of members from the City Agriculturist
Office, Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ) and Police Station was organized
and conducted seaborne patrol, De Ocampo said.

He said the team spotted the three fishing boats -- LB/GMA-18, F/B
GMA-3, and F/B ZC GMA-8 -- skippered by Federico Azusano, Dario
Jacosalam, and Lucero Alberto, respectively.

"They were fishing within the marine reservation area that is
off-limit to commercial fishing," he said.

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