Goodbye, bangus. Hello, tulya and tahong—and tourism? This fourth-class city hosting Pangasinan province’s prime tourist destination, the Hundred Islands National Park, won’t be producing bangus (milkfish) anymore, citing detrimental impact on its tourism industry. Instead, the city’s waters would be devoted to the culture of the so-called janitors of the sea—tulya (oysters) and tahong (mussels)—“which clean the marine ecosystem,” Mayor Arturo Celeste said. Celeste said the commercial feeds used in culturing bangus had polluted the seas, which could contaminate the waters in the Hundred Islands. Alaminos has 50 fish pens in the villages of Mona, Tanaytay and Cayucay.

Sotelo, Y. (2016, August 3). Pangasinan city bids 'bangus' goodbye. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A19.