Fisherfolk wary of move to declare parts of West PH Sea as protected areas

Militant fisherfolk group Pamalakaya expressed worry over a House bill seeking to declare portions of the West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas, saying it would deprive Filipinos of their rights to fish within municipal waters.

“We must learn to cooperate as one region in the protection of our natural resources while we settle the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea,” Hagedorn said in a statement on Nov. 25.

“While we acknowledge the objective of the bill to protect the major features in the West Philippine Sea against destructive fishing practices, we fear that this might sweepingly cover small fishers, as the proposed marine protected areas will be within the municipal waters,” Hicap said. Hicap said local conservation measures would be “unnecessary” if only the Marcos administration effectively upholds the arbitral ruling recognizing the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea.

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