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Six Communities Affected By 500+ Metric Ton Fishkill in Taal Lake, Philippines

05/28/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“MANILA — Fishkill hit five towns and a city in Batangas province, with almost 500 metric tons of dead milk fish (bangus) floating on Taal Lake Saturday.

Television and radio reports said the incident happened as early as Thursday, but residents in Talisay, Batangas are now worried as the number of dead milk fish continues to increase.

Talisay Mayor Zenaida Mendoza said in a Bombo Radyo report that several more fish have appeared Saturday. Authorities said the damage is now reaching P53 million.” Read more.

Update 6/1/2011: More dead fish found in Taal – “BATANGAS, Philippines – Another 200 tons of fish have died in Talisay, Batangas Tuesday night after a sharp decrease in oxygen levels in Taal Lake, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. A BFAR study showed that the oxygen level in Taal was depleted in half due to the transition to rainy season. BFAR said it may take several more days before conditions at the lake normalize.” Read more.

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