KEY officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) met Monday with Bicol Saro Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan to discuss possible bills that would ensure that the welfare of small fisherfolk is protected.
Yamsuan called for the meeting as the chairman of the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources, after fishers' groups, local government units (LGUs), and civil society groups asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling which, according to a statement from his office, "could clear the way for commercial fishing companies to have unobstructed access to municipal waters."
