Suspected poachers on board two Chinese fishing vessels flying an inverted Philippine flag were arrested by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) team off the Balintang Channel between Babuyan Island and Batanes province.
BFAR national director and Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Asis Perez said that the team was conducting a seaborne patrol aboard BFAR patrol vessels MCS 3010 and MM Patrol Boat 3049 after 3 p.m. on Monday when they chanced upon the fishing vessels, Shen Lian Cheng 719 and Shen Lian Cheng 720 with a combined 25 crew members on board.
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