Time to move on with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
Excerpt
During the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President two years ago, before the closure and rehabilitation of Boracay, and now the order to clean up Manila Bay, President Duterte took a similar step to address pollution of the waters of Laguna de Bay. He ordered the dismantling of the fish pens/cages in the lake. As reported by the press, the premise was fish farming (aquaculture) was fouling the lake, and unduly depriving poor fisherfolk of fishing grounds.
Citation
Javier, E. Q. (2019, February 10). Time to move on with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay. Manila Bulletin, p. B-2.
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Water pollution; Cages; Aquaculture; Fish culture; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plankton; Biomass; Cage culture; Eutrophication; 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); Lasco, Rodel; Duterte, Rodrigo; Ancog, Rico; Ferrer, Alice Joan; Medina, Jaime; Laguna de Bay
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