Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Philippine government to assist Lake Taal farmers

The government's Department Of Agriculture has announced that they will help fish farmers struggling after the Lake Taal tragedy by distributing water pumps and fish. The Agricultural Secretary, Proceso J. Alcala, stated that the government will distribute an initial 50 water pumps to affected fish cage owners in Taal Lake, Batangas, that will help aerate lake waters and improve oxygen level.

The Department of Agriculture, through its Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), will also distribute over one million bangus and tilapia fingerlings to affected fish cage owners in Taal Lake and Pangasinan, once the oxygen level in their respective fish pen areas have stabilised and improved, Mr Alcala said. 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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