Browsing Panay News by Subject "Red tides"

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    • 3 Aklan towns under state of calamity 

      Aguirre, Jun Ariolo N.; Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, December 12, 2015, on page 6)
      The Aklan Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has placed three towns in the eastern part of Aklan under state of calamity on Wednesday due to red tide infestation."Prior to the declaration, the affected towns of Batan, Altavas ...

    • Aklan free from red tide – BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 5, 2016, on page 3-13)
      Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...

    • 'Algal bloom caused Sapian Bay fish kills' 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2016, on page 6)
      An algal bloom triggered two fish kills at the Sapian Bay in Capiz, the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 said. The fish kills were discovered on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 3 this year. ...

    • Antique still red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 10, 2015, on page 5)
      Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ...

    • Bataan red tide alert still up 

      Cervantes, Ding (Panay News, April 3, 2014, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday said the red tide plague that hit coastal areas in Bataan last year has remained. In an updated advisory, the BFAR urged the public to refrain from gathering ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...

    • BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, February 6, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ...

    • 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 ...

    • BFAR warns consumers on marine products from red tide areas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 6, 2016, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 warned the public to refrain from consuming all types of shellfish and alamang coming from Gigantes Islands in Carles as their coastal waters are now positive ...

    • BFAR warns vs Capiz, Aklan red tide 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 17, 2015, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned anew against the gathering, selling and eating of shellfish from Pilar and Sapian Bays in Capiz and Batan Bay in Aklan. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri ...

    • BFAR: Aklan red-tide free 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, July 22, 2017, on page 5)
      BFAR’s bulletin on Aug. 15 showed that shellfishes collected from the waters of Batan, Altavas and New Washington were red-tide free. International and domestic tourists are fond of eating shrimps, oysters, squids and ...

    • BFAR: WV coastal waters free from red tide toxin 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, December 11, 2017, on page 6)
      The Dec. 5 bulletin showed that there are no red tide toxin in the waters of New Washington, Altavas and Batan in Aklan, Gigantes Group of Islands in Carles, Iloilo, and President Roxas, Pilar, Panay, Roxas City, Ivisan, ...

    • Capiz guv bans shellfish; coastal waters monitored for red tide 

      Heredia, John S.; Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, September 3, 2015, on page 3)
      Capiz governor Victor Tanco Sr. banned shellfish in the province following the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Aug. 29 advisory that Sapian Bay has red tide toxins. In an interview, Tanco said he already ...

    • City not in a hurry to lift shellfish ban 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 4, 2016, on page 16)
      The Provincial Martina Bio-Toxin Testing Center of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist conducted the laboratory analysis. The results showed progressive increases of the algal population in the city's coastal waters, ...

    • 'Don't eat seashells from Bacolod City's waters' 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 5, 2016, on page 16)
      The public has been advised not to eat seashells gathered from the coastal waters here until the red tide alert status is lifted. Results of the laboratory analysis conducted by the Provincial Maritime Bio-Toxin Testing ...

    • Don’t eat Gigantes shellfish – BFAR 

      PN (Panay News, January 3, 2017, on page 5)
      Shellfish from the coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles town are not safe for human consumption. according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). They are “positive for paralytic shellfish poison ...

    • Guv: red tide ban in Capiz still in effect 

      (Panay News, September 15, 2015, on page 4)
      The local ban imposed in the harvest, transport, and sale of shellfish from Capiz province is still in effect. Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said the ban will remain in effect until the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • A new technology to boost mussel production 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, June 12, 2017, on page 14)
      Majority of the mussel farmers in the country have been using the conventional stake method for their mussel production. It is said that from this method, which have been practiced locally for many years, could produce up ...

    • No more red tide in Carles' Gigantes group of islands 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, October 14, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Recent laboratory analysis on shellfish samples from the islands showed these did not anymore have paralytic shellfish poison, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The gathering of samples and ...

    • No red tide in NegOcc - BFAR 

      Colmo, Edith B. (Panay News, November 25, 2015, on page 16)
      Unlike in several areas in the country, there is no red tide in Negros Occidental, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Laboratory test results showed fish caught in the province's waters are ...