Illegal fishers have returned to Tayabas Bay in Quezon province in time for the Christmas holiday, and some of them admitted that they were forced to engage in unlawful fishing activities out of economic necessity. /PDI
Rosales said authorities have recently seized illegal fishing gears, such as fine-mesh nets and large stationary fish traps, locally known as “baklad,” that were abandoned by some fishermen in their area.
“Probably, the illegal fishers have learned of the damage. But the patrol boat will soon be back and hunt them again,” Castillo said.After Paeng, a school of whale sharks, locally known as “butanding,” has been spotted once again in the Sariaya town’s area of Tayabas Bay. The Sariaya fish market has also been registering a daily high-volume trade of assorted fish species.The Tayabas coastline in Sariaya town also serves as a sanctuary for “pawikan” that usually come to lay and hatch their eggs from October to December. The presence of pawikan also indicates a balanced marine ecosystem and an abundant supply of fish in the area.
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