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Red tide rise prompts ban on shellfish from 2 areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued red tide alerts in parts of Masbate and Samar provinces, banning the gathering and sale of shellfish and warning people in those areas against eating the ...
- June 19, 2015
Red Tide still up in Aklan coasts
Coastal waters in Batan, Altavas and New Washington towns and Batan Bay in Aklan are still positive for red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Red tide exists, too, in Gigantes ...
- January 27, 2016
Bataan red tide alert still up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday said the red tide plague that hit coastal areas in Bataan last year has remained. In an updated advisory, the BFAR urged the public to refrain from gathering ...
- April 3, 2014
Red tide forecast to spread
"Harmful algal blooms occur during heat spells," said Malcolm Sarmiento, director of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau. "We are closely monitoring our seas, and we keep reminding the regions to keep a tight watch ...
- February 27, 2010
Pilar Bay still with red tide toxins
Pilar Bay in Pilar; Capiz remains red tide-positive, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). On the other hand, Sapian Bay also in Capiz, Batan in Aklan and Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo were ...
- March 9, 2016
Red tide alert up to Samar
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed a shellfish ban in Western Samar. In Shellfish Bulletin 17, BFAR said shellfish gathered from Irong-Irong Bay were found positive for the algae that produces ...
- June 2, 2016
Bataan, red tide-free
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 ...
- February 28, 2015
Shellfish Bulletin No. 25, Series of 2015
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Unit (LGU's), shellfishes collected at BaliteBay in Mati, Davao Oriental, coastal waters of Dauis in Bohol, ...
- October 14, 2015
BFAR hopes rain will flush red tide from Samar bay
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 ...
- September 13, 2018
3 Eastern Visayas bays have red tide
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 ...
- August 24, 2017