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

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 19, Series of 2024, 08 August 2024. (2024, August 10). The Philippine Star, p. B3.