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There has been this issue about Thresher Sharks being captured and killed around Batangas since late December 2007. So far, nobody has been sent to jail. A lot of people have already voiced their concerns and still a lot of the poor endangered sharks are being murdered. The Batangas City government will be holding a forum on April 2, 2008 to educate their fisher folks about the importance of saving the sharks.
I borrowed these photos from someone who sent me an e-mail...
Folks fyi, WWf and Atty Tony oposa now drafting a bill making shark fishing illegal. Cynthia carrion who is in charge of the PCSSD will facilitate signing by GMA....
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catching illegal fishing should be a job of the coast guard.
@chewie>>> first thing to be done should be to stop the indiscriminate catching, then educate the locals (both the fisherfolks & politicos) that they could earn more by saving the sharks. teach 'em bankeros to be guides for tourists and divers...