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- Red tide alert still on in Bataan coastal watersCervantes, Ding; Visperas, Eva (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2014-05-22)Red tide has plagued the coastal waters of Bataan for six months now and is showing no signs of waning. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday issued another appeal to the public to refrain from gathering and eating shellfish from one city and seven towns of Bataan. Red tide toxin, which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning remains present in these areas,†said Lanie Lamyong, information officer of the BFAR regional office.
- Red tide alert up in Bataan, PampangaLazaro, Ramon Efren (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2018-11-23)The coastal waters of Bataan and Pampanga have tested positive for red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in Central Luzon. In an advisory, the BFAR said shellfish gathered from the area were found positive for paralytic shellfish poison.
- 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.
- Red tide still up in Bolinao and AndaIñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2017-05-13)Coastal waters of the towns of Bolinao and Anda, in this province, are still affected by the red tide, making shellfish gathered in these areas poisonous to humans, authorities said yesterday. Local officials have advised residents as well as visitors to the beaches of these towns not to collect, harvest, transport, or eat shellfish from these coastal areas because they are still positive of paralytic shellfish poison. Based on the latest Shellfish Bulletin No. 16 issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) last May 10, BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona said samples of shellfish collected in the two towns tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit.
- 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.
- W. Visayas waters free from red tideZabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, Inc., 2017-04-11)Kalibo, Aklan – Coastal waters in Western Visayas are now free from toxic red tides. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo. 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.