Taal fisherfolk move to save catch

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February 3, 2020

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The Taal Lake Aquaculture Inc. (TLAAI) has appealed to government authorities to give its members sufficient window hours every day to feed and harvest thousands of tons of healthy, marketable fish still in their cages. In a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas and other government officials involved in Taal's rehabilitation, the group said about 70 percent of their fish cages survived are still floating despite Taal Volcano's eruption. TLAAI said before Taal's eruption, daily fish harvest from Taal Lake ranges from 120 to 150 tons of bangus and tilapia, and an annual production of more than 50,000 tons from 6,000 cages.

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Taal fisherfolk move to save catch. (2020, February 3). Malaya Business Insight, p. A1.