Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Western Samar; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Dumanquilas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, Carigara Bay in Leyte; and coastal waters of the Biliran Islands are now positive for PSP.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 24, Series of 2021, 06 August 2021. (2021, August 8). The Philippine Star, p. B3.