There is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia and shrimps amid the recent fish mortality cases, the Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency of the DA, said the recent cases of fish mortality in Taal Lake and Laguna de Bay were due to low oxygen level, which is caused by weather changes. BFAR emphasized that there is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia and shrimps.

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