Probe Cavite fish kill, BFAR urged
MANILA, Philippines – A fisherfolk group has urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to investigate a fish kill in the coastal waters of Cavite.
Fernando Hicap, chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), said the fish kill has affected the towns of Tanza and Rosario.
Residents said chemicals from a biscuit factory in Tanza could have caused the fish kill.
“BFAR should also inspect factories and other industrial firms along Manila Bay because they are responsible for the degradation of the sea that result to fish kills and other ecological disruptions. They must be held accountable if proven guilty,” Hicap said in a statement.
He said BFAR should provide calamity assistance to fishermen affected by the fish kill.
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