Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Janitor Fish Threatens Asia’s Largest Wetlands




Photos of janitor fish courtesy of Marianne Hubilla and Ferenc Kis and Bobby Timonera for images of two villages.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mike Baños / 06 Jun) -- The ‘janitor fish’ infestation which plagued Marikina River and Laguna de Bay has spread to Mindanao, and threatens to run amok on the delicately balanced ecosystem of Asia's largest wetland, the Agusan Marsh in Agusan del Sur.

There are currently two species of the ‘janitor fish’ in the country as identified by Edna Agasen, senior fishery biologist of the Department of Agriculture's National Fisheries Research and Development Institute with the assistance of Dr. Jonathan Armbruster, catfish expert and curator of fishes at Auburn University, Alabama, USA. (Read more)

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