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Fishing industry: Sending an SOS
The Freeman
|February 07, 2026
Agreeably, overfishing’s threat is more disastrous than pollution.
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However, pollution’s impact should not be trivialized. A typical example of this kind of disaster happened last year. It was caused by the release of the effluents of an ethanol plant owned by the Universal Robina Corporation (URC).
Used to carry the name United Planters Sugar Milling Company (UPSUMCO), it was built in the early 70s. A few months later, there was a fishkill. It was primarily due to the first release of the sugar mill’s effluents. Probably, however, the owners then were so conscientious and prevented it from happening again as fishing activities continued. So, fisher folks then learned to live with it.
This story is from the February 07, 2026 edition of The Freeman.
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