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    • BFAR raises red tide alert in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 7)
      Do not harvest, sell, buy, or eat shellfish from red tide affected areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers to avoid shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and Camansi ...
    • Injured sea turtle rescued but didn't make it 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, September 3, 2020, on page 13)
      A fisherman turned over to Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Bago City an injured Olive ridley sea turtle he found in the waters of Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, recently. ...
    • NegOcc wetlands 7th Ramsar Site 

      (Panay News, October 18, 2016, on page 8)
      The Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area has been certified the seventh Ramsar Site in the Philippines - and the first in Negros Island Region and Western Visayas. The 110-kilometer Bago-Ilog coastline ...
    • Sea turtle trapped in fishing nets released 

      PN (Panay News, August 2, 2019, on page 7)
      A female Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) that was accidentally trapped in fishermen’s net was released back into the sea in Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid Negros Occidental. The sea turtle locally known ...
    • Shellfish in Aklan safe to eat – BFAR 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, February 2, 2017, on page 5)
      All shellfish and alamang from Batan Bay are safe for human consumption, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The bay and its tributaries (in Altavas, Batan and New Washington) “continue to ...