A big cichlid fish (tilapia) was caught in an estuary in Manila.
A personnel of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) was surprised when he caught a giant tilapia from Manila’s Estero de San Miguel.
The tilapia weighed 3 kilos and measured 20.5 inches.
The PRRC said that this is a sign of positive change in Manila’s polluted rivers.
“Tunay ngang nakikita na natin ang positibong pagbabago ng ating mga ilog dahil sa pagtutulungan natin na buhayin at pangalagaan ang mga ito. Ipagpatuloy natin ang mga mabubuting gawain na ito at tiyak na bibiyayaan tayo ng ating kalikasan!” it said.
The Pasig River is notorious for being very polluted. In the 1990s, it was even declared biologically dead.
Source: Coconuts Manila
