Browsing by Subject "dissolved oxygen"
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₱12.3-M tilapia lost in Taal Lake fish kill: BFAR monitoring waters off 3 lakeshore towns
(,June 1, 2019 , on page )At least 150 tons or P12.3 million worth of cultured tilapia turned belly-up in fish cages in Taal Lake in Batangas province due to a low level of dissolved oxygen in the water. The Department of Environment and Natural ... -
14 potential sites identified for mussel culture
(,January 12, 2018 , on page )A project funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations having a total area ... -
14 potential sites identified for mussel culture
(,January 21, 2018 , on page )The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations measuring a total of 6,283.3 hectares as ... -
2 tons of tilapia lost as fish kill hits Laguna's Sampaloc Lake
(,January 5, 2021 , on page )About two tons of cultured tilapia were lost after a fish kill hit Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna province, last week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. Sammy Malvas, BFAR director for ... -
Advisory on algal bloom in Laguna de Bay
(,June 14, 2019 , on page )Algal bloom is a periodic occurrence in Laguna de Bay, particularly in the Central Bay and West Bay, where Muntinlupa City is one of the lakeshore LGU's. Algae are microscopic plants in various forms, shapes and colors. ... -
Alcohol eyed in Pampanga River fish kill
(,October 1, 2017 , on page )Molasses discharged by an alcohol fermentation plant into the Pampanga River on Sept. 19 may have reduced the amount of dissolved oxygen to a degree that could have triggered a fish kill incident near the towns of Macabebe ... -
Animals, crops, and people all suffer amid Europe's heatwave
(,August 2, 2018 , on page )The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures. Now freshwater fish could be its next victims. Rivers like the Rhine and the Elbe have soaked up so much ... -
BAR develops new oyster culture technology
(,March 3, 2013 , on page )The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) is developing a culture process for an oyster specie found in Surigao to increase local supply and tap its export potential to China and South Korea where there is demand. BAR and ... -
BFAR assures ample supply of tilapia amid fish kill
(,June 8, 2019 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently assured there is sufficient supply of tilapia to meet the market’s demand despite the fish kill in Taal Lake, Batangas. ... -
BFAR exec debunks fishkill in Dagupan
(,October 25, 2015 , on page )The head of the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources – National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC) has disputed recent reports of a fishkill in Dagupan City, warning the public against using ... -
BFAR on how to deal with fish kill: Check calendar
(,July 3, 2010 , on page )Watch your calendar. This was the advice of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to owners of fish ponds and pens in Pangasinan to avoid losing their cultured bangus (milkfish) to fish kill. Regino Regpala, chemist ... -
BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas
(,August 11, 2022 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ... -
BFAR says Lake Bato fish deaths 'normal'
(,May 26, 2014 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Bicol region has declared that the incident of tilapia dying in Lake Bato in Camarines Sur province is not a case of fish kill but part of the normal life cycle ... -
BFAR says Masbate waters red tide-free
(,February 19, 2015 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Wednesday lifted its red tide alert on the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate but warned that shellfish collected in Bataan are still not safe for consumption. In its ... -
BFAR wants to relocate Pangasinan’s fishpond zones after fishkill
(,June 1, 2020 , on page )After a massive fishkill on May 20, the aquaculture areas in Kakiputan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns, Pangasinan province, should be relocated due to their deteriorating water qualities there, according to officials ... -
BFAR: Neap tide threat to 'bangus' now over
(,May 29, 2014 , on page )Bangus (milkfish) growers can now heave a sigh of relief as the threat of neap tide is over and tidal fluctuation is now back to normal, according to the center chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ... -
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
(,June 2, 2011 , on page )Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ... -
BFAR: Pollution caused fish kill
(,October 13, 2019 , on page )Water pollution and not blast fishing caused the recent case of fish kill off Las Piñas and Parañaque in Manila Bay where at least 30 tubs of dead fish were found along the coastline, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Boracay's environmental woes 2
(,May 7, 2018 , on page )This is the last part of our discussion of scientific studies on the environmental conditions of Boracay Island. The studies were presented in a policy forum on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and management of coastal ... -
Cold weather affects Bulacan fish production
(,January 30, 2014 , on page )Low temperatures brought by the northeast monsoon has caused a decrease in fish production in the coastal towns of this province. Fisherfolk here have a hard time catching fish from the open sea while fishpond operators ...