MORE than 700 pieces of endangered helmet shellfish locally known as “budyong” were seized by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) inside a roll-on roll-off vessel docked in Port of Zamboanga.
A report reaching the coast guard headquarters in Manila said that Lt. Junior Grade Jomark Angue, station commander of PCG-Zamboanga said that a Vessel Safety Enforcement team, PCG K-9 unit and agents from the Bureau of Aquatic Resources (BFAR) received information that an illegal shipment of the said endangered shells were onboard MV Kristel Jane-3.
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