The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources says that six coastal areas in the Visayas and Mindanao are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin. (Photo courtesy of BFAR Facebook)
MANILA, Philippines — Paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin continues to affect six coastal areas in Masbate, the Visayas and Mindanao as they remain positive of this toxin. This was the warning of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
A red tide bulletin was earlier issued by BFAR in these areas particularly on March 16.
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Last March 26, it released another advisory saying that a red tide alert is still in effect in the said coastal areas.
Under Shellfish Bulletin. No. 08, the BFAR said the following areas are still affected by red tide:
- Coastal waters of Milagros, Masbate
- Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City, Bohol
- Coastal Waters of San Benito, Surigao del Norte
- Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur
- San Pedro Bay in Samar
- Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar
“All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from the areas shown above are NOT SAFE for human consumption,” the bulletin dated April 30 and posted on May 1 stated.