National Committee on Marine Sciences (NCMS)
Permanent URI for this communityhttps://repository.unesco.gov.ph/handle/123456789/6
Browse
2 results
Search Results
- BFAR: WV coastal waters free from red tide toxinZabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, Inc., 2017-12-11)The Dec. 5 bulletin showed that there are no red tide toxin in the waters of New Washington, Altavas and Batan in Aklan, Gigantes Group of Islands in Carles, Iloilo, and President Roxas, Pilar, Panay, Roxas City, Ivisan, and Sapian in Capiz. But BFAR warned residents of Palawan, Bataan, Masbate, Eastern Samar, and Western Samar of gathering and eating shellfishes. The bulletin showed that there are high levels of the red tide toxin these areas.
- PH coasts red-tide free except Samar bay-BFARZabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, Inc., 2016-04-11)Coastal waters in the country were safe from red tide toxins except for Cambatutay Bay in Western Samar, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In its latest shellfish bulletin on April 4, 2016, shellfishes collected in Cambatutay Bay were still positive for paralytic shellfish poison which is beyond the regulatory limit. All types of shellfish and the locally known alamang, caught in the said areas were not fit for human consumption.