30 tons of tuna affected in Sarangani fish kill

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – At least 30 tons of skipjack tuna were seen floating in Sarangani Bay in what Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) officials said was a result of a fish kill.

Sarangani PENRO said the fish kill affected three barangays in the towns of Maasim, Pananag, Kalalu and Lumatil.

The dead tuna were inside large fishnets owned by a fishing magnate from General Santos City.