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The public was urged to refrain from consuming shellfish harvested from six specific areas due to the presence of paralytic shellfish poison or “toxic red tide.” Mussels (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement issued Saturday, March 16, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of...

Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chapters in Visayas and Mindanao regions are on watch after a recent bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned that some bodies of water in eight provinces are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide,...