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    Capiz waters now red tide-free
    Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, Inc., 2023-02-24)
    Good news for fisherfolks in this province. After several months, the coastal waters in Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar towns are finally free from paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 06-2023.
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    Shellfish banned in several provinces due to red tide
    Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2021-12-13)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned shellfish from coastal waters of several provinces in central and southern Philippines due to red tide. The waters of Leyte, Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Eastern Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit, it said in a Dec. 10 bulletin, citing laboratory results.
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    BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces
    Mayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2020-12-16)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk Coordination Unit, said that based on the latest laboratory results conducted together with concerned local government units (LGUs), several coastal areas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.
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    4 provinces still on red tide alert
    Valencia, Czerina (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2012-10-04)
    Shellfish from the waters of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Occidental and Masbate remain positive for red tide toxins, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, BFAR said shellfish harvested from the Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental, and the coastal waters of Milagros town in Masbate are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison “beyond the regulatory limit.” BFAR said all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. (alamang) gathered from these areas are not safe from consumption.
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    BFAR: WV coastal waters free from red tide toxin
    Zabal, 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.
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    Red tide alert up in Masbate
    (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2017-07-09)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed a shellfish ban in Masbate. In Shellfish Bulletin 20, BFAR said shellfish gathered from the waters of Mandaon in Masbate were found positive for the algae that produces the red tide toxin. Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar also remains positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.