Central Luzon is Safe from Red Tide – BFAR
Bulacan, Zambales and Bataan provinces continue to be free from toxic red tides. This according to the laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
“The coastal waters of Bulacan in Manila Bay; Masinloc Bay in Zambales and coastal waters of Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Orani, Abucay and Samal in Bataan remain free of the toxic red tide,” the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 18 dated July 26 stated. BFAR said shellfish from the mentioned areas are safe for human consumption.
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental; and Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; and Cambatutay and Irong-Irong Bays and Coastal Waters of Calbayog City in Western Samar and Honda Bay in Princesa City, Palawan are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.
Moreover, Balite Bay, Mati Davao Oriental is now positive for red tide toxin. All types of shellfish and Acetes ap or alamang from the areas mentioned are not safe for human consumption.(PIA 3)
