Even without fish pens, the bangus (milkfish) industry in this bustling city will continue to thrive. City Agriculturist Emma Molina made this assurance on Thursday to allay fears that the milkfish industry here will collapse once the city government starts removing illegally built fish pens from its rivers. Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez ordered Molina last week to clear the city’s rivers of all illegal fishing structures that have sprouted like mushrooms in the last four months.

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