By Alex Villanueva
Philippine News Agency
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, June 5 (PNA) — To ensure that Palawan’s marine environment will be protected from fish stock depletion due to unbridled live and fresh fish trading activities, the Provincial Board (PB) has imposed stricter requirements on the business and is about to also impose a moratorium on it.
For live fish traders who are applying, the PB is now requiring them to deposit P100,000 in a trust fund and a certificate from a refutable bank for P50,000 to determine if they are capable of doing business and to avoid “fly-by-night” traders.
Board member Modesto Rodriguez II, chairperson of the PB Committee on Agriculture and Aquatic Resources, explained this to the local media after claiming he is being swamped with applications for live fish trading.
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