Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Drop in temperature blamed for fish deaths

A sudden drop in temperature leading to oxygen depletion may have caused the death of 800 tonnes of fish in a lake south of Manila. The fish began to rot last week. The fish are being buried in Talisay and three other towns in Batangas province. Selling the fish has been prohibited, said Rose del Mundo of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

The fish mortalities are said to be unrelated to recent signs of activity in the small Taal volcano near the lake, where many villagers have farmed milkfish and tilapia. On Monday, government volcanologist Allan Loza said magma might be emerging within the volcano, as 115 earthquakes were felt in Taal in the previous 24 hours, compared to an average of 10-15 daily earthquakes in recent weeks. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers


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