A fisherfolk group is against the implementation of a closed fishing season, claiming it causes an artificial shortage that hurts both fisherfolk and consumers.

The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), in a statement, urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to hold off from enforcing the annual three-month ban, which is meant to stabilize domestic fish supplies and prices.

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