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No formalin in round scad, says BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Friday samples of galunggong or round scad collected from the Navotas fish port, Balintawak and Farmer’s Market in Cubao had tested negative for formalin. BFAR director ...
- August 25, 2018
Red tide warning up in areas of Surigao del Sur
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR) issued a ban, Saturday, on the consumption of shellfish coming from Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur after the water from the bay’s coastal area was found positive for the ...
- December 18, 2017
Red tide organisms find new host shells
A marine biologist closely monitoring Sorsogon Bay in Bicol yesterday confirmed that red tide microorganisms previously found only in green mussels (tahong) have found a new host in pen shells (baloko), which, for the first ...
- August 23, 2010
Carles fisherfolk to get cash, food aid
Fisherfolks affected by red tide contamination in Isla de Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo will receive food and cash assistance, according to Mayor Sigfredo Betita. In a radio interview, Betita said food is the immediate need ...
- September 13, 2017
Capiz waters still positive for red tide
The seawater around Capiz province is still positive for red tide toxins. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22 on Nov. 4, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that shellfish collected and tested from the ...
- November 11, 2022
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
Red tide up in W. Samar
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram, Western Samar. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin said that the coastal waters of ...
- January 4, 2017
Shellfish ban issued
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the consumption of shellfish collected in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental after the seafood showed positive ...
- May 31, 2013
Red tide alert up in Misamis Occidental, Camiguin waters
Water along the coastal area of Ozamiz City in Misamis Occidental province has turned blood red, which the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said was due to the presence of red tide toxins. The BFAR said the ...
- March 1, 2021
‘Biggest red tide bloom’
Eastern Visayas is threatened by what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources describes as the biggest red tide bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades. BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo said the ...
- December 6, 2015