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(Eagle News) — The bodies of the five children who went missing while going on a swim in Taal Lake have been recovered. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the body of the fifth child–a 10-year-old boy—was recovered by members of the Search and Retrieval Team on Wednesday, May 4, before 10 a.m. The bodies of two others–a 7-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy—were recovered hours before, some 10 meters away from the spot where […]
(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Ghadzs Rodelas early Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, 2020, boaters brave the seemingly serene Taal Lake to go back to Taal volcano island despite the existing government advisory of “total evacuation” of the island. Our correspondent said that the men in the boat were out to check the condition of their horses left on the island, and to bring them back as they were […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi makaka-apekto sa kita ng mga mangingisda at stake holders sa Taal Lake ang dalawang buwang pagbabawal sa paghuli ng tawilis. Ito ang sinabi ni Department of Environments and Natural Resources-Batangas Officer Jose Elmer Bascos, dahil marami pa namang isda ang makukuha sa Taal Lake gaya ng karpa, tilapia at bangus. Ang lawa ng Taal ang siyang ikatlo sa pinakamalaking lawa sa bansa kasunod ang Laguna Bay at Lanao Lake sa Mindanao. […]
(Eagle News) — Muli na namang nararanasan ngayon sa taal lake ang sulfur upwelling o ang pagtaas ng hydrogen sulfide sa tubig na pinangangambahang magdulot ng fish kill sa 6,000 fish cages sa lawa. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Batangas, ang sulfur upwelling ay isang natural phenomenon kung saan ang malamig na temperatura ng hangin ay nagdudulot ng paglamig ng tubig sa lawa, ang pagbabagong ito ng temperatura ng tubig ay nagsasanhi […]
(Eagle News) — Plano ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na magpatupad ng tatlong buwang fishing ban sa isdang tawilis simula Marso o Abril ngayong taon sa Taal Lake. Ayon kay BFAR Director Ed Gongona, taong 2013 pa nang imungkahi nila ang tatlong buwang fishing ban na ito pero hindi naman umano ito inaksyunan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Subalit muling bubuhayin ng BFAR ang nauna nilang mungkahi, kasunod na […]
(Eagle News) –At least 105 fish cages, out of 1,555 operating in the town of Agoncillo in Batangas were affected by the recent fish kill in Taal Lake, killing some P5 million worth of tilapia. Agoncillo Mayor Daniel Reyes said the cage operators who were affected by the fish kill came from Barangay Subic Ilaya in Agoncillo Batangas. The apparent cause of the fish kill is a phenomenon called “sulfur upwelling,” which is attributed to […]
