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The three-year, P10.9-million “Conservation and Aquaculture Research and Development Project for Glossogobius giuris (Biyang Puti) in Naujan Lake” has been given the green light to be implemented, the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has bared.
“Due to its abundance and popularity as dried fish in the market, the indigenous fish is in danger of being overexploited. To address this, a project titled, “Conservation and Aquaculture Research and Development Project for Glossogobius giuris (Biyang Puti) in Naujan Lake” was recently approved for implementation,” the Council said in a statement.