Tag: Fisheries Management
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Leyte’s Visayas State University Opposes Supreme Court Ruling on Commercial Fishing in Municipal Waters
In a bold move to protect local marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen, the Visayas State University (VSU) satellite campus in Tolosa, Leyte, has publicly opposed a recent Supreme Court decision. The ruling allows commercial fishing vessels to operate within the 15-kilometer municipal waters, a zone traditionally reserved for smaller, local fishers. The…
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