What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (Part IV and last of the series)
Excerpt
These four columns were provoked by the directive of the President two years ago to dismantle all the fish pens in Laguna de Bay. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) complied as ordered and issued Resolution 518 Series of 2017 “directing all operators of existing fish pens and cages to harvest their fishstocks and demolish their structures by 31 March 2017, otherwise the same will be done by LLDA.” The ostensive reasons were 1) the fish pens were unfairly depriving the small fishermen of their livelihood, and 2) fish culture is polluting the lake via the process of eutrophication.
Citation
Emil, J. (2018, June 10). What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (Part IV and last of the series). Manila Bulletin, p. B-2.
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Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST- PCAARRD) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Department of Agriculture (DA) University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Land Bank of the Philippines
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cages environmental legislation fishers livelihoods fish culture water pollution lake restoration environmental restoration aquaculture marine resources nitrogen phosphates algal blooms oxygen fish sewage irrigation water industrial wastes fishery management biomass fishery resources artisanal fishing
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