US EditionRelease of foreign poachers worries Batanes solon
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Release of foreign poachers worries Batanes solon
Batanes lone district Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. has raised "grave concern" over the reported release of foreign poachers caught in provincial waters."I have received with grave concern reports regarding the release –while at sea – of foreign nationals apprehended for alleged illegal fishing in the waters of Batanes," Gato said in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon, May 21.The poachers were Taiwanese, according to Gato.The recently reelected congres…
Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr. is calling for an investigation into the alarming increase in the presence of foreign fishing boats in the waters of Batanes. Gato said this is a threat to our Marine Biodiversity and food security, and is also dangerous to our Ivatan fishermen and their livelihood. According to Gato, foreigners should not be allowed to arbitrarily intrude or enter our territories with impunity. Gato therefore called on the relevant…
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