Ilocos Norte fishers say Vietnamese poach on their ‘payaw’
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SAN FERNANDO CITY --- If fishermen from Zambales and Pangasinan provinces have to deal with the Chinese Coast Guard at Panatag Shoal, their counterparts in Ilocos Norte province have been troubled by Vietnamese commercial fishermen who have been poaching on tIlocos Norte fishers say Vietnamese poach on their ‘payaw’
SAN FERNANDO CITY --- If fishermen from Zambales and Pangasinan provinces have to deal with the Chinese Coast Guard at Panatag Shoal, their counterparts in Ilocos Norte province have been troubled by Vietnamese commercial fishermen who have been poaching on their «payaw» (fish aggregating devices or artificial reef). Big Vietnamese fishing vessels have been anchored for days at payaw areas more than 600 kilometers (400 miles) off Ilocos Norte, Domingo La Torre, president of the Pasuquin Tuna Fishermen Association, said on Monday. The Vietnamese also use «super light,» a device to attract fish, which is prohibited in the country by the Fisheries Code of 1998 (Rep...Keep on reading: Ilocos Norte fishers say Vietnamese poach on their ‘payaw’ Read more