THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will impose stricter penalties on illegal fishers, especially foreign fishermen caught poaching in Philippine waters, officials said.

In 2016, the agency filed 361 cases against fishermen who were caught illegally fishing, including foreigners suspected of poaching.

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