THE Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has filed an administrative case against a Manila-based fish importer for misdeclaration and diversion of some P1.9 million worth of galunggong (round scad) from China.

Dr. Nilo Katada, chief of the DA-BFAR Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Division, said they filed the case on Thursday against Hightower Inc. for violating Section 105 of the amended Fisheries Code.