Red tide calamity
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Around 2,500 households in the villages depend on the sea for their food and livelihood. They have been displaced, said Mayor Sigfriedo Betita. SB members are convening in a special session today to make the declaration. The coastal waters of Carles’ Gigante's group of islands remained positive for red tide toxins, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 31 issued on Sept. 15.
Citation
Sologastoa, G. (2017, September 29). Red tide calamity. Panay News, pp.1, 18.
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Red tides; Livelihoods; Biological poisons; Shellfish; Conferences; Fishers; Fishing vessels; Fishing gear; Human food; Public health; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Global warming; Department of Tourism (DOT); Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)- Region VI; Department of Social Welfare and Development; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Provincial Agriculture Office; Provincial Social Welfare and Development; Betita, Sigfriedo; Defensor, Arthur Sr.; Aparri, Remia; Gongona, Eduardo; Corvera, Humberto; Carles; Iloilo; Asluman; Gabi; Lantangan; Granada
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