TACLOBAN CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatics Resources (BFAR) released some 10,000 tilapia fingerlings in Lake Bito in McArthur southern Leyte on over the weekend, simultaneous with the turnover of initial 13 cages to fisherfolk beneficiaries as part of its post-Yolanda rehabilitation efforts.

The fry known as genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) came from the breeding facilities of the WorldFish based in Penang, Malaysia with the parent stock lodged at Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Freshwater Aquaculture Center.

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