The unabated illegal fishing activities in the coastal waters of Ilocos Sur have caused the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to raise alarm calling for reinforcement of counter offensive to stop the practice.

Calling the illegal fishers “armed and dangerous” the BFAR Provincial Fishery Regulatory Office said there is a need to augment the equipment of law enforcers, particularly Bantay Dagat (Sea Patrol) group, to neutralize the unlawful activities in the province’s fishing waters.