Six tons of tilapia died in another fish kill incident in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato. The town’s lake warden, Rudy Muyco, said the dead fish were worth about P500,000. The fish started to die on February 16, with 28 affected fish cage operators. “Ang reported na fish kill is 6,000 kilos, ang fingerlings doon around 1,000 [kilos],” Muyco said.
According to the lake warden, the fish ran out of oxygen. Continuous rains last week caused the depletion of dissolved
oxygen in the water. Mayor Antonio Fungan said the local government will meet with more than 500 fish cage operators in the town on February 27, to discuss a proposal to reduce the effects of the fish kill. “First is reduce to 10 percent iyong pag-utilize ng ating lake, second is off season for a while, either 1 year or 2 years, so iyung last is declaration ng moratorium,” Fungan said. READ MORE
