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Stinking death spreads out to other species in Taal fishkill
Even as the Department of Interior and Local Government ordered the reduction of Taal Lake's fish corrals from 14,000 to a tenable 6,000 to ease fishkill outbreaks, the oxygen level in the volcano lake is dropping to ...
- June 3, 2011
Fish kill triggers moratorium
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has imposed a moratorium on the release of fingerlings and fry in Taal Lake in a bid to prevent fish kill incidents. It also warned fish cage owners in two Pangasinan towns not ...
- June 16, 2011
Fish kills slay demand even for safe fish in public markets
The spate of fish kills now plaguing Batangas and Pangasinan is also killing consumer demand for "bangus" and tilapia that come from unaffected places where the fish are alive and well. Fish retailers have tried baiting ...
- June 5, 2011
Lack of oxygen caused massive fishkill
Officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday said that the P57-million fish kill in Taal, Batangas was due to depleted oxygen levels brought about by changing weather conditions. The officials ...
- June 1, 2011
Navotas assures buyers of fishkill-free supplies
Traders at the Navotas Fish port and City Hall have assured the public that their supply of milkfish and other species is safe to eat. Dr. Mario Pascual, president of the Fish Traders Association-Daytime said the fishkills ...
- June 22, 2011
BFAR 6 says Western Visayas is free from fishkill threat
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has given assurances that marine products being sold in markets in Western Visayas are safe for human consumption. The agency issued the assurance amid fishkill ...
- June 9, 2011
Alcala urges aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is urging aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds and lessen their dependence on fish meal. In his presentation at the recent National Tuna Congress in Gen. Santos City, ...
- September 4, 2011
Fish kill reported in Ilocos
A new fish kill happened last week, on Mestizo River in Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, fisheries officials reported yesterday. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Officer Benny Saraos who is based in ...
- June 22, 2011
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
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 ...
- June 2, 2011
Sugar central faces probe for fish kill panay news
Capiz officials have been urged to inspect the facilities of Capiz Sugar Central (CSC) relative to the recent fish kill in Brgy. Dulangan Pilar , Capiz. Residents blamed the sugar central for the fish kill. But according ...
- May 15, 2011