BFAR, PCG nab illegal fishing vessels off Bicol municipal waters
LEGAZPI CITY - The intensified seaborn operations by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Bicol had borne fruit with the apprehension of commercial vessels fishing in the municipal waters of two provinces in the region. In an interview, Nonie Enolva, BFAR-Bicol spokesperson, said the team successfully apprehended a commercial fishing vessel at Burias pass in Masbate province last Wednesday, and another in Balatan town in Camarines Sur province. "An actual fishing operation in the municipal waters of Claveria, Masbate was apprehended,...