Three bays in Eastern Visayas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning, popularly known as red tide. Latest laboratory reports of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources dated Nov. 12, 2015 revealed that all types of shellfish and acetes sp. or alamang gathered from Carigara Bay in Leyte and Cambatutay Bay in Tarangnan, Samar are not safe for human consumption. The public is advised to refrain from eating, harvesting, marketing and buying shellfishes and acetes sp. from Carigara Bay and Cambatutay Bay until such time that the toxicity level has gone down below the regulatory level.

Caspe, M. (2015, November 13). 3 E. Visayas bays positive for red tide. The Manila Standard, p. A7.