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    • DENR starts dismantling illegal fish cages in Taal Lake 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2022, on page A7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region has started the demolition of illegal fish cages in Taal Lake. The demolition, which started on ...
    • Fish growers seek reprieve amid high production 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 30, 2022, on page B10)
      The rising inflationary pressure from the global supply chain disruption, the war in Ukraine, and spiraling petroleum prices have stolen the limelight in recent months. The resulting costlier raw materials led to surging ...
    • Fisheries sector hit by fry shortage 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, August 30, 2022, on page B2)
      Nationwide fish farm productivity remains subpar due to the lack of quality feed and fingerlings, industry stakeholders claimed. Speaking at a bi-monthly media briefing on August 22 organized by the food security advocacy ...
    • Fishing organizations ask gov't for better data to justify imports 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, January 25, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The fishing industry said the government needs to supply better data that justifies the need for fish imports, after questioning the current rationale for buying fish overseas. “We are not against imports, but it should ...
    • 'Local fish supply stable after Paeng' 

      Rivera, Danessa; Talavera, Catherine; Jaymalin, Mayen; Mercurio, Richmond; Villanueva, Ralph Edwin; Santos, Rudy (The Philippine Star, November 3, 2022, on page 4)
      Despite the destruction wrought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, aquaculture groups under food security and livelihood advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said there is no need for importation as local fish supply remains stable. ...
    • Sulfur upwelling triggers fish kill in Taal Lake 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A25)
      Sulfur upwelling in Taal Lake has caused fish kill in four barangays in Talisay, Batangas late last week, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Various fish species were found “gasping for ...
    • Taal fisheries recover, can again feed Luzon 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2020, on page 9)
      Most Mega Manilans do not know that their preferred tasty dark tilapia comes from Taal Lake. Taal tilapia are raised in floating pens, 10 by 10 square meters, five meters deep. Escapees before and during the Taal volcanic ...