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    3 bays in Samar placed on red tide alert
    Gabieta, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2023-10-08)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public not to consume shellfish products taken from three bays on Samar Island where the red tide toxin was detected. “To safeguard human lives, we are issuing this warning as a precautionary advice to the public to refrain from gathering, selling, and eating all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. locally known as ‘alamang’ or ‘hipon’ from these bays,” said BFAR in its local shellfish bulletin on Friday. According to BFAR, affected by the red tide toxin were the Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan City, Samar province
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    Red tide warning
    (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2020-10-07)
    Red tide infestation continues in 13 bays in Eastern Visayas this week as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) raised a stern warning against the consumption of shellfish meat. In an advisory issued Tuesday, the BFAR regional office here confirmed that more bays in the Eastern Visayas region have been affected by red tide bloom. The latest to be affected are the waters off Biliran province.