Savants warn against prawn farm overstocking
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Prawn growers in the country who overstock their farms to ensure a bountiful harvest might unwittingly be courting economic disaster, a top fishery official said over the weekend. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director Juanito Malig said scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center has informed him that a virulent type of water bacteria has started invading prawn hatcheries in Iloilo primarily due to overcrowding.
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Diola, R. (1988, April 12). Savants warn against prawn farm overstocking. Malaya, p. 11.
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