Shellfish ban up in 11 Eastern Visayas areas

Sarwell Meniano 11/20/2024

  TACLOBAN CITY – A shellfish ban is up in 11 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In its advisory, the BFAR said…

Red tide up in Samar and Eastern Samar – BFAR

Joey Gabieta 06/23/2024

TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas has warned the public not to eat, collect or sell all types of shellfish in two bays and the coastal waters in Samar.…

BFAR: Red tide alert still up in parts of Masbate, Visayas, Mindanao

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 05/02/2024

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…

6 coastal areas in Visayas, Mindanao test positive for red tide

Adrian Parungao 04/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Six coastal areas in the country have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. BFAR said in its advisory on Friday, April 12, that the affected areas…

Red tide warning up in parts of Visayas and Zamboanga del Sur

Luisa Cabato 03/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) alerted the public on Saturday that some coasts and bays in the country are affected by paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide. In a statement, the health department…

Red tide warning up in four bays in Visayas and Mindanao

01/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Red tide is still present in some bays in the country even with the start of the new year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. According to the BFAR,…

Red tide alert up for Visayas, Mindanao areas

Angeline Marcelino 12/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reported that shellfish from certain areas in the Visayas and Mindanao continue to exhibit the presence of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), commonly known as toxic…

Red tide: Consumers warned of contaminated areas in Visayas, Mindanao

Angeline Marcelino 12/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The coastal waters in Pontevedra, Capiz, have tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP), surpassing the regulatory limit for the toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced on Friday.…

Red tide warning raised in Visayas, Mindanao – BFAR

12/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Red tide levels are still high in coastal waters in some areas in Visayas and Mindanao the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced. On Friday, the agency added Pontevedra, Capiz, to the…

Red tide alert up in Madridejos; Consumers, fisherfolk warned

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Residents and fisherfolk in Madridejos town, Bantayan Island in Cebu are discouraged from collecting seashells and eating alamang as the municipality’s seawater has been contaminated with red tide algae. The municipal government of…

Red tide warning raised in coastal waters of Daius and Tagbilaran City in Bohol

Inquirer.net 02/23/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, declared eight coastal areas in the country positive for the red tide toxin. Among those areas included the coastal waters…

Red tide still detected in parts of Bohol, Leyte, other areas in Visayas, Mindanao

Zacarian Sarao 11/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said red tide toxins remain detected in shellfish harvested in some areas of Bohol, Leyte, and a few other provinces in Visayas and Mindanao, warning against…

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