Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "shellfish"

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    • 3 Aklan coastal areas red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2023, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that three coastal areas in Aklan have been cleared from red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, issued on Wednesday, September 20, BFAR said ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas bays have red tide 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page 13)
      Three bays in Eastern Visayas are contaminated with the red tide toxin, a report from the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8 (DA-RFO) said Wednesday. Francisco C. Rosaroso, chief of the Regional Agriculture ...

    • 3 Eastern Visayas bays remain red tide positive 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2015, on page 19)
      Three bays in Eastern Visayas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning or what is more popularly reffered to as "red tide." Latest laboratory report of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reveal ...

    • Bataan waters positive of red tide 

      Supnad, Mar T.; Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, November 18, 2017, on page 6)
      The coastal waters of Bataan are now contaminated with the red tide toxin, prompting the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to impose a shellfish ban. BFAR Regional Office 3 Director Wilfredo Cruz said water ...

    • Bataan, red tide-free 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...

    • Bay in Samar now rid tide-free 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      Cambatutay Bay in Samar has no more traces of the red tide toxin. An advisory issued Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that shellfish samples from bay yielded negative results for red ...

    • Beware of red tide; 55 sacks of mussels confiscated 

      Iñigo, Liezle B. (Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2014, on page 13)
      A total of 55 sacks of "tahong" or green mussels suspected to be positive for the "red tide" toxin were intercepted by authorities while being transported by five people from Anda, this province, yesterday. Arrested were ...

    • BFAR 8 issues red tide alert 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2020, on page 11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 8 warned on Thursday against eating, harvesting, and buying shellfishes in areas covered by two bays in Eastern Visayas due to red tide. BFAR 8 Regional Director Juan ...

    • BFAR hopes rain will flush red tide from Samar bay 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2018, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas is hoping the coming rainy season will clear Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar of red tide contamination. BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said ...

    • BFAR intensifies red tide, shellfish trade monitoring in Eastern Visayas 

      Cabuyit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2017, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas has intensified checkpoints to monitor and prevent the transport of shellfish contaminated by the red tide toxin, which has affected several coastal ...

    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2017, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...

    • BFAR working to modernize, boost PH shellfish industry 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, October 19, 2017, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is working on the modernization of the shellfish industry, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center chief Dr. Westly Rosario said. “The ...

    • BFAR-8 issues red tide warning 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2020, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 8 (BFAR-8) has issued a warning to the public about the presence of red ride toxins in some areas of Eastern Visayas, a report from BFAR-8, based in this city, said ...

    • BFAR-8 issues red tide warning in 14 Eastern Visayas bays 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, December 4, 2020, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) has warned against red tide in at least 14 bays in Eastern Visayas. Based on the laboratory examination conducted by the BFAR-8 Regional Marine Biotoxin Laboratory, ...

    • Biliran waters still red tide infested 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, June 8, 2018, on page 11)
      The coastal waters of Biliran remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison based on the latest laboratory results from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units. Biliran Provincial ...

    • Bohol poisoning spurs Cebu shellfish scare 

      De Vela, Juan Carlo (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2015, on page 13)
      Vendors at wet markets all over Cebu city are complaining about slow sales of all kinds of shellfish following reports that 12 persons have landed in various hospitals in nearby Bohol province due to red tide poisoning. A ...

    • Breeding Mangroves 

      Avendaño, Ariel P. (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2013, on page 7)
      Instead of the usual tree planting activities in celebration of the Arbor day yesterday, environmentalists and the local government personnel of Baler plant more than 5,000 mangrove propagules to enhance the existing ...

    • Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 7)
      There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ...

    • CL provinces red tide-free 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2013, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday that the provinces of Bataan, Zambales, and Bulacan in Central Luzon, have maintained a healthy coastal area for shellfish and other palatable treasures ...

    • CL red tide-free - BFAR 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2013, on page 6)
      Coastal areas of Bataan and Zambales province remain clear from paralytic shellfish poison or most commonly known as red tide that commonly occurs during rainy season, authorities assured yesterday. The bureau of fisheries ...