PCG: Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) 3004 vessel manned by the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region Office 6 personnel apprehended fishing banca “Marc Ivan” while conducting illegal fishing at the vicinity waters three nautical miles off Gaas Point, Enrique Magalona, Negros Occidental last Friday, June 8.

The team sighted the said fishing banca on actual trawl fishing or “Hulbot-Hulbot” fishing method while conducting maritime patrol at the said vicinity. Aside from the fishing banca “Marc Ivan”, another unregistered fishing boat was immediately seized while trying to escape from the area by cutting the nets, scare lines and other equipment.