A Philippine Coast Guard’s Marine Environmental Protection member collects water samples following a fish kill off the coast of Cavite province on Monday, November 13, 2023. Photo from PCG
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Wednesday that an undetermined number of dead fish were spotted floating off the coast of Cavite province.
In a statement, the PCG said its substation in Cavite saw the dead fish on Monday near Cavite City’s Barangay 61 and that most of them “were initially identified as tilapia.”
PCG’s Marine Environmental Protection and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel took samples of the water and dead fish for laboratory analysis.
The remaining dead fish was turned over to the garbage collector of Cavite City and transported to a Materials Recovery Facility for proper disposal.
BFAR recently warned that the El Niño phenomenon began in June and could reduce dissolved oxygen levels in water, which may lead to fish kill episodes.
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