An export firm in Lapu-Lapu City engaged in drying shark fins that are in demand abroad was served a cease-and-desist order yesterday for operating without barangay or city permits. The order of Lapu-Lapu Mayor Paz Radaza was…
The dried shark fins whose smell in an open yard caused weeks of agony for barangay Mactan residents were imported from Spain. Based on shipping documents, the body parts were described as “Shark Fins” and “B1 BLUE…
A short-finned pilot whale was discovered washed up on the shores of Dumlog, Talisay City, Wednesday evening. Aldrin Castillo, a 24-year-old resident of barangay Dumlog reported his discovery to the Fisheries Sea Ecological Care (FISECA). The juvenile…
The owner of a shark meat processing factory located in sitio Suba Masulog in barangay Suba-basbas, Lapu-Lapu City said he didn’t violate any law by receiving imported gummy shark meat from Australia. “We asked the Bureau of…
A dolphin was rescued by Bantay Dagat members after it got stranded along the coast of the South Road Properties (SRP) Kawit Island yesterday afternoon. The dolphin was rescued at 4 pm yesterday by Antonio Tahir, Bantay…
Advocates for the protection of our ecosystems and the species, which include us, wish for that day when we can say the rule of law operates in our country, when environmental laws are strictly enforced, irrespective of…
Lapu-Lapu’s Task Force Kalikasan is not happy with the incompetence of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – 7 to determine if the shark meat they seized are from protected shark species. While admitting that the…
The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) called on the regional Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) to educate fisherfolk communities to follow local laws that protect endangered and vulnerable shark species. “Some fishermen still practice irresponsible fishing…
