At least 343 tons of tilapia and “bangus,” including fingerlings, died in another fish kill phenomenon in Taal Lake in Batangas province, authorities said on Monday. | dtmallarijrINQ /PDI
“Based on our water samplings, the dissolved oxygen level is low in the affected area,” Malvas said.
Tilapia and bangus cage farming is a multimillion-peso industry in Taal Lake, the country’s third-largest freshwater body.Fish cage owners were advised to monitor their cages and take measures by installing oxygen tanks and pumps to augment the declining oxygen level. According to the DENR, the commercial fish in the lake do not consume all the sinking feed, and the excess settles at the bottom of the lake and rots. The rotten feed affects the water quality of the lake, the DENR noted.
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