There’s great news for seafood enthusiasts. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared that collecting, cooking, and eating shellfish from the waters of Western Visayas is now safe. According to BFAR’s latest advisory, the town of Pontevedra in Capiz province, previously the only area still affected by paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), has been cleared. Director Demosthenes R. Escoto issued this update in a shellfish bulletin on Thursday, Jan. 11.

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