An assocationof Pinoy fishers said the Chinese vessel apprehended by Philippine authorities should be punished to the “fullest extent of the law.”

In a statement, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas or Pamalakaya said that local fishers have been bearing the negative effects of the decrease of fish catch caused by what they said were rampant dredging operations in the provinces of Zambales and Bataan.