The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared the waters in Matarinao Bay, Eastern Samar as officially free from paralytic shellfish poison or more commonly known as red tide. Several other areas, however, are still flagged for red tide, according to BFAR’s shellfish bulletin dated Oct. 21. Red tide warning is up in the following areas: coastal waters of Milagros, Masbate; Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian), coastal waters of Roxas City, Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar, Capiz; Dauis and Tagbilaran City, Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay, Surigao del Sur.

Ochave, R. M. D. (2022, October 24). Matarinao Bay declared free from red tide. BusinessWorld, p. S1/10.