The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has given assurances that marine products being sold in markets in Western Visayas are safe for human consumption. The agency issued the assurance amid fishkill incidents in Luzon area. BFAR 6 Asst. Regional Director Juliet Dimoos said there is no threat that this region will have fishkill similar to what has happened in Batangas and Pangasinan. "There is no worry," she stressed. "We have regulated fish cages here and their operators have secured permits from the local level."

BFAR 6 says Western Visayas is free from fishkill threat. (2011, June 9). Manila Bulletin, p. 16.