Fewer fish cages help revive Lake Buhi
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Lake Buhi, the habitat of the world’s smallest edible fish locally called sinarapan, is showing signs of recovery three years after authorities launched a campaign to rid the freshwater body of excess fish cages and other structures choking it. The dismantling of fish cages has helped the provincial government of Camarines Sur and concerned national agencies expand spaces in the lake for navigational, buffer and fish sanctuary zones. From 19,000 cages in the 1,650-hectare lake in July 2011, the number has gone down to 16,000, according to lake development officer Ronilo Leal.
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Escandor, J. J. (2014, March 27). Fewer fish cages help revive Lake Buhi. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A9.
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Cages; Fish culture; Lakes; Fishery regulations; Aquaculture; Water quality; Fish kill; Tilapia culture; Fish; Mistichthys luzonensis; Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Councils (FARMCs); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Philippine National Police (PNP); Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Water Quality Management Boards; Leal, Ronilo; Oaferina, Maharlika; Nachor, Beethoven; Zaballa, Arnel Carullo
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