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Red tide reaches Biliran
The red tide contamination in Eastern Visayas has spread to the waters of Biliran province. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said that the latest laboratory tests confirm ...
- October 22, 2016
Red tide still up in Pangasinan, Masbate, Bataan
The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) here put out a new warning to the public to remind them that all types of shellfish, shrimps, and crabs gathered or harvested from some coastal areas of Pangasinan are not ...
- January 16, 2015
Red tide warning up; shellfish from 5 areas not fit to eat
The Department of Health (DoH) yesterday waned the public against eating shellfish collected in the coastal areas of Honda Bay in Palawan, Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Murcielagos ...
- August 28, 2010
Red tide plagues four coastal waters in PH
Four coastal waters are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, popularly known as red tide, which produces potent toxins that can cause a variety of gastrointestinal and neurological illnesses. Residents should ...
- July 22, 2017
BFAR intensifies red tide, shellfish trade monitoring in Eastern Visayas
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 ...
- September 4, 2017
Region 1 still red tide-free
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here disclosed that the coastal waters of Region 1 are still negative of red tide toxins despite the mild occurrence of the El Niño phenomenon. Nestor ...
- February 19, 2010
Red tide alert raised in 4 Eastern Visayas bays
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised red tide alert in four bays in Eastern Visayas due to the reappearance of red tide toxins in coastal waters. In its alert, BFAR informed the public that red ...
- July 28, 2020
Bohol poisoning spurs Cebu shellfish scare
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 ...
- June 27, 2015
Storm cleansed bay of red tide
The heavy rains from Typhoon “Ompong” has flushed out the red tide toxin from Cancabato Bay here. BFAR Director for Eastern Visayas Juan Albaladejo said the big waves generated by the typhoon prevented the red tide algae ...
- September 22, 2018
Beware of red tide; 55 sacks of mussels confiscated
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 ...
- March 9, 2014