An official of the DENR said it was “impossible” for the artificial white sand or crushed dolomite dumped on the shoreline of Manila Bay to have caused the fishkill in the waters of Manila Bay. | jagoncilloINQ NikkaINQ
Reacting to statements from the two groups, Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said, “What they’re saying is impossible.”
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday said he asked the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources , an agency under the Department of Agriculture, to also look into the incident and take action.The BFAR said that around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Baseco residents reported seeing various varieties of fish, including those locally called “biya,” “kanduli” and “asohos” gasping for air following a heavy rainfall.
BFAR said around 10 kilos of dead fish had been recovered in the bay, specifically in the waters in Baseco area.According to Nazario Briguera, spokesperson for the BFAR, fish that die due to lack of oxygen are generally not harmful. This is not the first time that Manila Bay has been hit by fishkill. In October last year, about 30 tubs of dead fish worth over P700,000 were recovered from the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park.
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