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₱12.3-M tilapia lost in Taal Lake fish kill: BFAR monitoring waters off 3 lakeshore towns
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 ...
- June 1, 2019
Fish growers ask gov't: 'Reconsider' import plan: Aquaculture industry may suffer same fate as rice producers, warns group
Fish growers in Taal Lake in Batangas province have opposed the government’s plan to import fish, saying this could only stall the industry’s recovery from damage wrought by Taal Volcano’s eruption and the low market demand ...
- October 12, 2020
50 tons of tilapia lost to fish kill
At least 50 tons of cultured tilapia were lost as fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province, a normal phenomenon that occurs during the cold months, according to experts. Mario Balazon, spokesperson of Taal ...
- January 21, 2014
LLDA funds sought for fish kill recovery
Fishermen suffering from huge losses due to last week’s fish kill in the Laguna de Bay are asking local government units (LGUs) for assistance in securing funds provided to lakeside localities by the Laguna Lake Development ...
- June 5, 2012
Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay
The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay.
This was while they were waiting for the ...
- May 26, 2012
Laguna de Bay to benefit from trade deal with Hungary
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is planning to establish a modern and contactless water quality monitoring system across the 90,000-hectare Laguna de Bay as part of the Philippines’ $30-million (P1.44-billion) ...
- December 16, 2020
Predator fish in sausages, dumplings
Knife fish sausage, anyone? The predator fish considered undesirable in Laguna de Bay will be processed into sausages and dumplings soon by a P600,000 facility in the lakeshore town of Pila in Laguna province in what is ...
- February 19, 2015
Fish cages crowding Laguna's Sampaloc Lake next targey on LLDA demolition list
The government is now targeting to dismantle illegal fish cages in Sampaloc Lake, one of this city's popular seven interconnected lakes and a major tourist attraction in Laguna province. The Laguna Lake Development Authority ...
- August 2, 2017