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50,000 Seeds of Bighead Carp Released by BFAR-4A in Laguna Lake

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, 3-June-2022. 50,000 pieces of Bighead Carp seedlings were dropped into Laguna Lake under the Balik Sigla River and Lake program or BASIL. The seedlings were released in Laguna Lake which  covers the towns of Pangil, Siniloan, Paete, Pakil and Kalayan, Laguna. 10,000 pieces of Bighead Carp seedlings were allocated for each town. The launch was successful under…


BFAR-7 Supports Tilapia Backyard Farming, Restores Fish Stocks in Inland Waters

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR Region 7) distributed 33,500 tilapia fingerlings and 16,000 bangus fingerlings in Cebu province, particularly in Cebu City and the towns of Asturias and San Remegio. Several tilapia backyard farmers, fishpond, and fish pen operators received fishery inputs from BFAR-7, through its Fisheries Production and Support Services Division (FPSSD) and…