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Red tide alert raised in Capiz
Officials are strongly warning residents in Capiz province from eating kinds of seafood here for fear of red tide poisoning. “Capizeños are warned and refrained from eating shellfishes, per the advice of the Office of the ...
- September 1, 2015
LGUs to continue red tide monitoring
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) asked local government units (LGUs) to continue monitoring Samar's Maqueda and Villareal Bays even if the shellfish ban in the area has been lifted. BFAR Regional Director ...
- August 11, 2014
Shellfish ban up in Eastern Visayas bays due to red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) imposed a shellfish ban in two bays in Eastern Visayas due to the recurrence of red tide.Just last week, BFAR found the red tide algal bloom in Cancabato Bay in Leyte ...
- November 15, 2018
Red tide info in E. Visayas pushed
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has stepped up efforts to enhance understanding and pro-active management of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), commonly known as red tide, in Eastern Visayas. The program, ...
- March 16, 2019
Bay in Samar now rid tide-free
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 ...
- March 10, 2017
Pampanga still positive, Bataan cleared for red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) released Shellfish Bulletin No. 03, stating that the coastal waters of Pampanga are still positive for red tide toxins while the Bataan has already tested negative. Red ...
- February 12, 2019
Red tide still up in Gigantes
The coastal waters of the popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo province, is still positive for red tide toxin. On its latest bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported ...
- January 28, 2017
BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban
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 ...
- May 14, 2017
Red tide still up in several Visayas areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public that coastal waters of Daram Island, Irong-irong, Cambatutay, Maqueda and Villareal Bays in Western Samar; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; ...
- February 1, 2017
Red tide alert up in Bataan
Now on its five straight months, the red tide toxin alert along the coastal areas of Bataan is still up, the longest phenomenon to hit the province. " The red tide toxin is still positive with 120mg. STX per 100 gram of ...
- March 20, 2014