The “tahong” (mussels) saves the day for this town’s bangus industry which is beset with problems like polluted waters and high cost of commercial fish feeds.
 

 Lawyer Virgilio Solis Jr., a bangus (milkfish) fish cage operator, said many operators have resorted to tahong culture because of several reasons such as the high cost of feeds and high cost of fingerlings.
 

Many operators could no longer afford the high cost of inputs and fingerlings while the market price of bangus is low so bangus culture is not very profitable anymore, Solis said.
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