Aired (November 3, 2024): Ang mga mudskipper, pangkaraniwan na makikita sa mga malilinis na baybayin o coastal area. Pero kakaiba ang mga nakita ni Doc Ferds Recio sa Tanza 1, Navotas City dahil ang mga mudskipper sa lugar na ito, nabubuhay raw nang napapalibutan ng sandamakmak na basura?! Panoorin ang video!
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00:00They live in a different environment compared to other fish
00:19These fish can live on land
00:24And they are often seen in clean waters
00:29It's as if it doesn't correspond to what we see
00:34Because the homes of mudskippers
00:40Are surrounded by a pile of garbage
00:58When the water reaches the area
01:02One by one, the mudskippers or tus-tusak come out
01:10This male tus-tusak jumps using his beak
01:17This is his way to show off to the female tus-tusak
01:23Usually, we see the tus-tusak in places like the sea
01:30Where there is a muddy area
01:33Like this one
01:35But usually, we see them in clean areas
01:41But the tus-tusak in a coastal area in Nagota City is different
01:47We're just wondering
01:50Because we can also see the tus-tusak in places like this
01:55Where there is a lot of garbage
01:58Maybe they live here because it's adequate
02:02Or because this place used to be clean before the garbage came
02:06These garbage comes from the houses
02:10Usually, it's from sashes, slippers, and wooden pieces
02:16That drifted from the sea to this place
02:21Usually, it's from coastal areas like Tansa Uno in Nagota City
02:27The story of the fisherman and resident, Rodolfo Manalaysay
02:32He has been seeing the mudskippers or tus-tusak for a long time
02:38I've been living here for 54 years
02:42Since I was a child, I saw the tus-tusak
02:47I saw the tus-tusak
02:50I saw the tus-tusak
02:52I've been living here for 54 years
02:56Since I was a child, I saw the tus-tusak
02:59The tus-tusak has a strong smell
03:04That's why it has big eyes
03:08And it's big
03:10When the water is dry, the tus-tusak is like this
03:14And you can see it's big
03:16It's one of the best food for the residents
03:20Some people catch the tus-tusak
03:23But we don't know how to catch it
03:27So when we catch it, we just buy it to eat
03:32When I first came here, it was only 20 pesos
03:36Now, it's about 150 pesos
03:39It's more delicious than tilapia
03:42When they measured the soil from the sea
03:47The soil probably contains eggs and individual mudskippers
03:53That's the reason why there are mudskippers in this area
03:58According to the mangrove nursery worker of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources or DNR
04:04Alfie Martinez, it's possible that the mudskippers came from the old fishing grounds
04:11Where are the fishpond's borders?
04:14That's the stone
04:17That's the wall, and it's just been drilled?
04:20Yes, the stone is broken
04:25And the fishpond is being washed out
04:28What kind of fish are put here?
04:31Alimango, tilapia, and shrimp
04:35Mudskippers can grow up to 10 inches or almost the length of a ruler
04:41Usually, we can see them in low tide
04:45When the water is clear and low
04:48Here in the marshy area, that's where they are preferred
04:52But let's try to find them if we can see them
04:55Mudskippers can be found in tropical countries like the Philippines
05:03We can see something here
05:05We can see something here
05:08Okay, so the mudskippers come from the water
05:13They go to the area where there's a little water
05:16We can see that it's like a amphibian
05:20But there really are fish that can survive here on the surface
05:27Mudskippers are weak, so it's not easy for people to get close to them
05:33If you get close to them, they will easily go away and hide under the soft soil
05:46As the sun rises in this coastal area of Nagota City
05:50Different types of migratory birds are emerging from the area
05:56Their prey is usually small kabibis and mudskippers
06:04They use their long fangs to walk slowly to catch the small kabibis
06:15But these mudskippers can get away from birds
06:21Here they are
06:24There they are
06:27We can see them in the morning or early morning
06:32Because the soil is softer
06:35And as the waters go up, it will be harder for us to see them
06:39But we can still see something here
06:42There it is
06:45It's so fast, it's like it's really jumping
06:49This fish can survive in the soil for two days
06:55Mudskippers are carnivores
06:58It means that they eat the flesh of other small animals
07:04Mudskippers are amazing
07:07You can see them going to the land from the water
07:11Using their pectoral and pelvic fins
07:13We use our legs when we are in the land
07:18They can survive in the land for a period of time
07:21By utilizing the bubbles that they have in their gills
07:26And then utilizing the oxygen that they can find in there
07:29In fact, the eyes of the mudskippers are more capable in seeing in the land than in water
07:36And like amphibians, they can breathe through their skin
07:40In a coastal area in Navotas City
07:43It's a problem not only for the residents
07:46But also for the mudskippers
07:48The trash that is piled up in the area
07:54Explained by the Senior Fishing Regulators Officer of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of BIFAR
08:01It's possible that they have learned to adapt to the trash in the area
08:07When the tide is high and the mudskippers are under the water
08:13The mudskippers retain air pockets inside the mudskippers
08:18Which allows them to breathe
08:21Even if the oxygen concentration is too low
08:25Mudskippers can serve as environmental indicators
08:30But their presence does not mean that the place is clean
08:34If there are a lot of mudskippers in the area
08:37It can be said that the place or the ecosystem is balanced
08:41Because they depend on the clean ocean
08:45To solve the problem of trash in Barangay Tanza Uno, Navotas City
08:51In September this year
08:53The Philippine Air Force Reservists conducted a clean-up drive
08:57Led by First Lieutenant Arthur Pareja
09:01This is really important to us
09:04Aside from cleaning our environment
09:08And then the next generation
09:10We will show that we are concerned about the environment
09:14We are the first in the community
09:16We are preparing a clean-up drive
09:18Not only here in the coastal area
09:20Even in the barangay
09:22In our coastal area, this will have an effect
09:26On our living things in the ocean
09:28If there are a lot of mudskippers
09:31There is a possibility for them to die