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. In a statement, BFAR said the depleted level of dissolved oxygen in waters of Barangays Buso-buso and Gulod in Laurel, and Barangay Bañaga in Agoncillo, Batangas triggered the fish kill reported on May 29. “The total allowable number of fish cages in Taal Lake is 6,000 units. Of this, only 121 units or 2 percent were affected by the fish kill. This resulted to over 600 metric ton (MT) losses of tilapia stocks amounting to a total of P43.13 million,” it said.

BFAR assures ample supply of tilapia amid fish kill. (2019, June 8). Panay News, pp. B2, B8.