The oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, which already reached the provinces of Palawan and Antique, will not cause a nationwide shortage of fish, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Friday.
However, BFAR spokesperson Nazario Briguera added there could be lower fish output in Oriental Mindoro and nearby provinces following the continuous leakage of industrial oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress.
The three provinces have a combined production of 443,212.04 metric tons of fisheries - including fish, algae, crustaceans, and mollusks, among other aquatic flora and fauna - in 2022, lower by 0.2% compared to 444,304.62 metric tons produced in 2021. In a phone interview, Briguera told GMA News Online that BFAR was, for now, focusing on livelihood interventions for the affected fisherfolk due to the oil spill, which already reached about 19,000 families.
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