Philippines – Tuguegerao, Cagayan 17 November 2009

Heiko Bleher was invited by BFAR Regional Manager Mrs. Jovita P. Ayson to give a lecture to the people of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Tuguegerao, Cagayan, Philippines

_{Mrs. Jovita P. Ayson, Dr. FT, Ceso III (centre) had invited Heiko to give a seminar about freshwater fish and introductions of exotics in the Cagayan region after his survey in three river basins in northern Luzon. Below some photos of this well organized event}

_{Outside of the main Building of BFAR in Tuguegerao (from left): Jonathan, Stanley’s driver; the assistant of Mrs. Jovita Regional Manager; Heiko and Eric, Stanley’s breeder of rare fishes in Manila.}

_{Two exotic species introduced into the local rivers: Osphronemus gorami (top left) and Oreochromis niloticus (top right) and one endemic rare mugilid still undescribed species, which is almost extinct…}

_{The small aircraft which transported Heiko back from Tuguegerao to Manila and top view of the largest and longest Philippine River, the Cagayan, infested yearly with Tilapia fingerlings – Heiko was unable to find native fishes in it… but I love Cagayan…}

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