Over 1 ton of fish from blast fishing seized in Occ Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Authorities seized more than a metric ton of fish believed to have been caught through illegal blast fishing and arrested seven individuals during a joint operation in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, at 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday (July 22).

Law enforcers recovered about 900 kilograms of dalagang bukid (yellowtail fusilier) and 105 ...