16 January 2008
LEGAZPI CITY—Police arrested 10 men found poaching off the Calaguas Group of Islands in Vinzons, Camarines Norte, on Sunday.
Supt. Eliciar Bron, Bicol police spokesman, said the suspects were in a commercial fishing boat named Janica and were caught in the act of using fine mesh net, or “buli-buli.”
Fisheries laws ban the use of fine mesh nets and impose fines ranging from P2,000 to P20,000 or imprisonment of six months to two years.
Bron identified those arrested as Wilfredo Lamadrid, 32; Ruel Magat, 42; Johnny Miranda, 36; Jimmy Romero, 40; John Castel, 23; Leo Alvarez, 23; Christian Abasola, 19; Dondon Barcena, 25; and Angel Burce, 21.
The boat captain, identified as Wilfredo Napal, was also arrested.
A certain Joel Rafael owned the boat, added the police, who also recovered fishing paraphernalia and two containers of assorted fish.
Calaguas is two hours by boat from the Vinzons coast. Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer Southern Luzon
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