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- BFAR raises red tide warning over three provincesOchave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2020-05-11)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish harvested from three areas due to red tide contamination. The BFAR said that shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol
- Red Tide' still affects Visayas Bay - BFARDomingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2017-11-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned against consumption of shellfish collected in coastal areas which are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) based on the latest laboratory results the bureau conducted. According to a BFAR shellfish bulletin, the areas affected are the coastal waters of Daram Island, Irong-Irong Bay, Maqueda Bay and Villareal Bay in Western Samar
- Importing galunggong will disadvantage 1.5M fisherfolk'(Panay News, Inc., 2018-09-01)The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to import round scad, or galunggong every year will disadvantage some one and a half million small fisherfolk in the country, Sen. Cynthia Villar said. Villar, who chairs the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said imported galunggong will compete against the locally produced fish variety. “Kasi kapag nag-iimport tayo that is competition to our one and a half million fisherfolk in the municipal water na mahihirap,” she said on the sidelines of the 14th Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Forum in Mandaluyong City.
- 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.
- Shellfish ban still up in several Visayas areas(Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2016-12-21)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish collected in several areas around Visayas are still not safe for human consumption. All types of shellfish, as well as alamang, from these areas “are not safe for human consumption.” However, fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten “provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking.”
- BFAR raises red tide alert in Biliran, IloiloGonzales, Anna Leah E. (Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2016-11-12)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Naval in Biliran Island Province and Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo. Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries and BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona said all types of shellfish from these areas are not safe for human consumption. “Fish, squids, shrimps and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking,” Gongona said.
- Shellfish ban in Capiz liftedBillones, Jomarie A.; Capundan, Joel E. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2015-10-12)It’s back to business for shellfish vendors as the Capiz provincial government has lifted the total shellfish ban on five towns and this city. The ban ended after three samplings conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on affected areas tested negative of red tide toxin. Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco issued Executive Order No. 011 dated Oct. 8, 2015 lifting the total shellfish ban, thus allowing vendors in the whole province to transport, sell, and consume all kinds of shellfish.
- Red tide alert up in Visayas(Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2016-12-21)In its latest shellfish bulletin dated December 20, BFAR said the paralytic shellfish poison can still be found in Irong-Irong and Cambatutay Bays in Western Samar, Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar, Leyte, Naval in Biliran province, Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo and Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol. “Fish, squids, shrimps and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking,” said the BFAR. Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms) when it is caused by a few species of dinoflagellates and the bloom takes on a red or brown color. Red tides are events in which estuarine, marine or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, resulting in coloration of the surface water. It is usually found in coastal 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.