Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) arrested seven Vietnamese fishermen after they were caught poaching off Zambales.
They were caught retrieving the net. It is BFAR that will file a case against them, PCG acting spokesperson Commander Genito Basilio said.
Initial reports from PCG showed that the foreign fishermen aboard the fishing vessel registered as BD 96281 T5 were spotted 16 nautical miles from the Port of Silanguin in Subic.
The Vietnamese vessel was under guard by BFAR’s MC-3008, which sent a team to inspect its crewmen, their license and equipment.
On board the vessel, PCG identified the 54-year-old captain as Pham Minh Ouoc and his crew namely Le Van Muoi, Nguyen Van Tu, Nguyen Binh, Ngo Van Tuan, Truong Van Luan, and Nguyen Huynh Duc.
PCG said the fishing vessel is owned by a certain Pham Minh Ouoc, a resident of Bing, Vietnam.
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