The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources assured the public it has been taking steps to ensure an adequate supply of fish and other seafood products amid concerns over the reinstatement of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 266.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Monday recommended the lifting of the fishing ban in the municipalities of Bansud, Calapan and Gloria in Oriental Mindoro three months after the sinking of motor tanker Princess Empress.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will issue a show cause order to compel the owner of 714 boxes of seafood products seized from a cold storage facility in Navotas on Friday night to present papers to prove these had not been smuggled into the country.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources should explain incidents of fish kill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro more than two months after the sinking of motor tanker Princess Empress caused an oil spill.