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
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