THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Central Visayas has filed complaints against the owner of a fishing boat, its captain and 12 crew members after killing 19 thresher sharks within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, particularly in Hagnaya, San Remegio town in northern Cebu.
In a statement, DENR-Central Visayas spokesperson Eddie Llamedo said the boat owner and crew of RB Sweet Angel will be charged for violating Republic Act 7586, or the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (Nipas) Act, and Republic Act 9147, or the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of 1992.
DENR and provincial anti-illegal fishing task force intercepted 19 thresher sharks last September 21 and filed two cases against fishing boat operator and its 12 fishing boat crew in Negros Occidental.
The fishing boat and its equipment were withheld in Cadiz City police. (JKV/OCP/VoxPop Cebu)