The police apprehended two fishermen for alleged illegal fishing in Brgy. Gargato, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, on Thursday, July 20.
The police and the Hinigaran Bantay Dagat Task Force during a seaborne patrol operation apprehended Jude Arinque and Rodrigo Ploteña.
Arinque, 22, of Brgy. 2, Hinigaran, was apprehended on a motorbanca and confiscated from him were P4,000 worth of fishing paraphernalia and P1,900 in fish catch.
He was fined P2,000 for violating the municipal ordinance against illegal fishing, the police reported.
Ploteña, 67, of Brgy. Tagda, Hinigaran, was also apprehended by the police two kilometers away from the shoreline of Brgy. Gargato, Thursday afternoon.
The police confiscated a fishing net and wooden board worth P8,000 and P1,700 in fish catch from Ploteña.
He was fined P3,000 for illegal fishing, the police reported.*