Ten Vietnamese Fishermen 'Caught In The Act' Of Shark Finning Off Palawan
April 2, 2007 @ 09:11 AM (EST)
Source: Underwatertimes.com
Personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) arrested 10 Vietnamese fishermen who were caught poaching within the Philippine waters off an island in Balabac, Palawan, aboard a large fishing vessel over the weekend.
Malcolm Sarmiento, BFAR director, said the Vietnamese poachers were on board a 200-ton fishing vessel when they were chanced upon by the BFAR personnel aboard patrol boat MCS 3002 while fishing off Mangsee Island at around 6 a.m. on Saturday...
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