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In the past five years, the Philippines has only one active vessel in the IOTC Convention Area (10⁰ S to 5⁰ N – 075⁰ E to 090⁰ E), the FV Marilou 888, a purse seiner, with a GT of 349. The vessel was only active from 07 October to 19 December 2017. A total of 25,551 kg bigeye, 72,680 kg yellow fin and 144,566 kg skipjack were caught during the fishing operations and all catches were landed in General Santos City Fish Port, Philippines. There were also 34 Silky Sharks (FAL) encountered during the trip, 12 of which were released alive and 22 released dead (no sharks were retained in the vessel). In addition, one olive ridley turtle (LKV) which was released alive and one smooth tail mobula (RMO) which was released dead were recorded. The entire trip of the FV Marilou 888 was 100% observer covered and the vessel was VMS equipped. As with previous operations of the Philippines Fishing Fleet, the mandatory application of the conservation and management measures for sharks and other species was observed during the operations of the vessel.
