Fishers, NGOs push crisis declaration on blue crabs

A broad coalition of small fisherfolk groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Visayan Sea has called on the national government to declare a state of crisis in the blue swimming crab (BSC) industry following the United States ban on crab imports in June.

Fishers, NGOs push crisis declaration on blue crabs

A broad coalition of small fisherfolk groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Visayan Sea has called on the national government to declare a state of crisis in the blue swimming crab (BSC) industry following the United States ban on crab imports in June.

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