The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force apprehended Wednesday night a truck which was carrying a 30-kilogram manta ray.
In a Facebook post by the Cebu Provincial government, the truck is owned by a certain Fernandez. The CPAIFTF during its market denial operation in Barangay Estaca, Compostela, in the northern Cebu.
The group believed the manta ray, which weighs approximately 30 kg, has a market value of P3,600.
The truck owner, driver and accompanying worker violated Provincial Ordinance No. 2015-21 which prohibits catching, selling, and transporting any sharks species. The manta rays and sting rays are classified as flat sharks.
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