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Tilapia cage culture and the dissolved oxygen trends in Sampaloc Lake, the Philippines

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The 28-hectare tilapia cage culture that occupied the 104-hectare Sampaloc Lake, a crater lake, shifted to intensive method in 1986 when tilapia growth slowed done at the beginning of 1982. Thus, commercial feeds became the main source of allochthonous organic matter in the lake. Total feeds given annually for the 28-hectare cage culture at 3 croppings per year amounted to 5250 tons. At feed conversion ratio of 1 : 2 a significant portion of the feeds given ended as organic wastes in the lake. In 1988, tilapia cage operators began experiencing their worst occurrences of fishkill, worth millions of pesos. An assessment of the dissolved oxygen condition of Sampaloc lake in late 1989, 1990 and mid-1991 showed ominous trends which might adversely affect the use of Sampaloc lake for fishery.

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    Alejandro E. Santiago & Renato P. Arcilla

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Santiago, A.E., Arcilla, R.P. Tilapia cage culture and the dissolved oxygen trends in Sampaloc Lake, the Philippines. Environ Monit Assess 24, 243–255 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00545981

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