Cold weather stunts bangus growth - Philippines

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines — If vegetables in the Mountain Province are damaged by frost during the current cold season, bangus (milkfish) best produced in Pangasinan and other fish species are also suffering from loss of appetite that consequently stunts their growth at this time of the year.

Dr. Westly Rosario, center chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), told The STAR yesterday that it is also during the cold season that fishes become prone to diseases and are sluggish

“If it is cold, it’s stressful and abnormal condition to them,” he said.

As a general rule, if it is stressful, they are prone to diseases like humans, Rosario said.

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