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BACOLOD City – Six Negrense crew members were arrested Saturday by the Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and local Bantay Dagat teams for illegal fishing in Guimaras municipal waters .
Ramil Palabrica, PCG-Bacolod Coast Guard District Public Affairs Officer, identified crew members as Antonio Hermosa, 47 years old. old, Erwin Genosa, 38, Ariel Paradero, 30, Virgilio Denopol, 64, Joey Mones, 32, and Joel Gatuslao, 59, all of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental.
Palabrica says that the suspects were captured aboard a fishing vessel "MIC MIC" six nautical miles southeast of Unisan Island in Nueva Valencia Guimaras
He declared that the fishing team was caught trawling with active gear
. show documents to prove the legality of their fishing operations
Fishermen are accused of violating the rules and guidelines of the PCG and Republic Act 10654 (An Act to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal fishing , unreported and unregulated). was handed over to the Bantay Dagat de Nueva Valencia while the crew members are now being held in the municipal police detention facilities.
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