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Why you shouldn't eat shellfish from Roxas yet
Waters in this city have not yet been cleared of the red tide toxin, so it's best to avoid selling and eating shellfish harvested here for now, according to an aquaculturist. Rizalde Astrolabio of the City Agriculturist's ...
- September 25, 2015
Red tide alert up in Bataan, Pampanga
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 ...
- November 24, 2018
Shellfish ban still up in several Visayas areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish collected in several areas around Visayas are still not safe for human consumption. All types of shellfish, as well as alamang, from these areas “are not ...
- December 22, 2016
Red tide hits Cancabato Bay in Leyte
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public from harvesting and eating shellfish from Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City that had been added to the list of areas found positive for the red ...
- January 16, 2019
Aklan free from red tide – BFAR
Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...
- November 5, 2016
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 10, Series of 2020, 07 May 2020
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Balite Bay, ...
- May 9, 2020
San Pedro Bay in Western Samar added to red tide list, Masbate cleared
Several parts of the Visayas remain contaminated with red tide, which makes all types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang unsafe for human consumption. The affected areas list now includes San Pedro Bay in Western Samar, ...
- February 1, 2021
No red tide in region
Western Visayas remains red-tide free. "The current situation could not yet trigger occasional or seasonal algal blooms that carry toxins," said the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), ...
- March 24, 2013
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 10, Series of 2020, 07 May 2020
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Balite Bay, ...
- May 9, 2020
BFAR raises red tide alert in Biliran, Iloilo
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 ...
- November 12, 2016