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Closed fishing season in Visayan Sea starts

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the fishing season in the Visayan Sea started Wednesday, November 15.

“The government will be enforcing a three-month pause in sardines fishing activities in the conservation area through the annual implementation of the Bureau Administrative Circular No. 255,” the BFAR said in a statement.

Catching, selling, and buying of sardines and mackerel, and herring in a portion of the marine biodiversity-rich Visayan Sea is prohibited.

“This is to conserve and protect the economically-important species in the said fishing ground during their spawning period,” the BFAR said.

Fishing season will be closed until Feb. 15, 2024.*PNA

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