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Section 90. Use of Active Gear in the Municipal Waters and Bays and Other

Fishery Management Areas. - It shall be unlawful to engage in fishing in municipal

waters and in all bays as well as other fishery management areas using active fishing

gears as defined in this Code.

Violators of the above prohibitions shall suffer the following penalties:

(1) he boat captain and master fisherman of the vessels who participated in the

violation shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment from two (!) years to si" (#)

years$

(!) he owner%operator of the vessel shall be fined from wo thousand pesos

(&!'.) to wenty thousand pesos (!'.) upon the discretion of the

court.

If the owner%operator is a corporation' the penalty shall be imposed on the chief

e"ecutive officer of the Corporation.

If the owner%operator is a partnership the penalty shall be imposed on the

managing partner.

() he catch shall be confiscated and forfeited.

*oint police' +, nab / men' impound / vessels for illegal fishing in 0asbate

LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 3 (PNA) -– Joint police and !"ea! o# $i%&e"ie% and A'!atice%o!"ce% ope"atie% a""e%ted on $"ida* 3+ #i%&e"en.

T&e* al%o ipo!nded #ie #i%&in e%%el% in %epa"ate %eao"ne pat"ol ope"ation% o## t&e /ate"% o# t&e to/n% o# al!d and 0andaon, ot& in 0a%ate, a P&ilipppine NationalPolice "epo"t "eac&in t&e PNA 0onda* %aid.

Police 1##ice" 2 aidel*n A"ealo, 0a%ate P"oincial Police 1##ice %po4e%pe"%on, %aid inan eailed "epo"t t&at t&e* #iled a ca%e o# 5iolation o# Section% 67, 78 and 79 o# A6++8 aain%t t&e #i%&e"en e#o"e t&e Cit* P"o%ec!tion 1##ice o# 0a%ate Cit* t&"o!&in'!e%t p"oceedin% doc4eted !nde" NPS No.5-8:-IN;-23-88:6+.

T&e %!%pect% a"e !nde" police c!%tod*.

T&e a""e%t and detention o# t&e #i%&e"en and t&e con#i%cation o# t&e #i%&in e%%el% a"ein line /it& t&e inten%i#ied c"ac4do/n aain%t illeal #i%&in p"actice% in t&e p"oince.

 A"ealo %aid ee"% o# t&e ta%4 #o"ce "aided and %ei<ed a #i%&in oat naed=o%alinda> %i&ted ? 4% et/een a"ana* G!incaiptan and a"ana* T!ala*ta*, ot& in 0andaon, 0a%ate, at ao!t 6@88 a.. $"ida*.

T&e e%%el i% o/ned * Palito 1lia" o# San oeo, Ce! Cit*.

T&e ope"ation led to t&e a""e%t o# 26 #i%&e"en enaed in illeal #i%&in ope"ation *t&e !%e o# <ippe", locall* 4no/n a% =&!lot-&!lot.>

Con#i%cated #"o t&ei" po%%e%%ion /e"e illeal #i%&in pa"ap&e"nalia %!c& a% #ine e%&net and to-/ei&t.

 At ao!t 28@88 p.. $"ida*, a coined tea o# police, $A and al!d localoe"nent !nit ope"atie% %ei<ed #o!" #i%&in e%%el% and a""e%ted 2? #i%&e"en in t&eact o# illeal #i%&in alon t&e !nicipal %ea/ate" o# a"ana* Polacion, al!d,0a%ate.

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Sei<ed #"o t&ei" po%%e%%ion /e"e 29 "oll% o# pla%tic &o%e, ten piece% o# %pea" !n, ten%et% o# diin #in%, ei&t piece% o# diin a%4 ,#o!" #i%& #inde"% (Ga"in), t&"ee !nit% o#cop"e%%o", t/o piece% o# 29 olt% atte"* and ole%.

T&e a!t&o"itie% al%o %ei<ed a%%o"ted #i%& ca!&t * ean% o# c*anide.(PNA)

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