Measures needed to make sure fishermen's livelihood is secured during closed fishing season – Manila Bulletin

Published December 28, 2020, 1:00 PM
Complementary measures are needed to ensure food and livelihood security for municipal fisherfolk and commercial fish workers in the Philippines during the closed fishing season, according to the international organization Oceana.
In a statement, Oceana has called for the implementation of sardines management plan during the closed fishing season.
To be specific, the closed season in the Visayan Sea started on November 15 and will end on February 15, 2021, while the Zamboanga Peninsula closed season for sardines began on December 1, 2020 and will end on March 1, 2021.
During this period, the catching of sardines using purse seine, ringnet, bagnet, and scoop net within the aforementioned areas is prohibited.

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