The DILG and the BFAR are set to sign a joint memorandum circular that will pave the way for the identification of fishing ground sharing of the localities affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. | ManilaBulletin
The Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are set to sign a joint memorandum circular that will pave the way for the identification of fishing ground sharing of the localities affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill.
“Affected municipalities of San Teodoro and Baco may do their fishing activities in the municipal waters of Paluan and Abra De Ilog in Occidental Mindoro. Tayabas Bay and Mindoro Strait which are also proposed as fishing areas for the two affected municipalities,’’ he added. Aside from identifying alternative fishing grounds, the DILG will also review the existing related policies on the management of municipal waters.
The DILG secretary also called on the LGUs in the coastal areas to include oil spill and other similar incidents in their contingency plans and make it as a Seal of Good Local Governance requirement.
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