Shellfishes collected and tested from Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; coastal waters of Daram Island, Zumarraga Island, Irong-Irong Bay in Samar; Coastal waters of Tungawan in Zamboanga Sibugay Province; Coastal waters of Leyte in Leyte, coastal water of Biliran Islands in Biliran Province and Ormoc Bay in Leyte are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar is now positive for PSP.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 31, Series of 2024, 09 December 2024. (2024, December 11). The Philippine Star, p. B8.