The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reported that red tide had returned to Cancabato Bay just two weeks after the agency lifted the shellfish ban in the area. BFAR 8 Regional Director Juan Albaladejo explained that weather changes this month triggered the return of red tide in the bay after it was found to be free from parallytic shellfish poisoning last October 31. “If you check the weather pattern these past few weeks, we started with very warm weather and we experienced a tropical depression,” he shared.

Marticio, M. T. (2019, November 17). Red tide returns to Cancabato Bay. Manila Bulletin, p. 15.