The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday, October 18, cautioned residents against consuming shellfish and other seafood from seven coastal areas in the country which remain positive for red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 24, the BFAR said these include four coastal waters...
Living along the shores of Manila Bay from the 1940s to 1960s, we never had to pay for clams, mussels, oysters, and other seafood. The bay was clean and shellfish was free for the taking. Almost all the bivalves were cooked like tinola, or briefly grilled until their shells barely opened....
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Red tide phenomenon has recurred in three bays in Samar and Eastern Samar provinces, raising warning not to consume shellfish products in these areas, the Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Friday, October 6. These bays are Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that three coastal areas in Aklan have been cleared from red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, issued on Wednesday, September 20, BFAR said the coastal waters of Altavas, Batan, and New Washington in Batan Bay are free...
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) cautioned the public that the red tide warning is still up in the coastal waters of Aklan, Bohol, Capiz, Iloilo, and Zamboanga del Sur. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 21 issued on Friday, the bureau cautioned the public...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 (Western Visayas) confirmed the presence of red tide in 10 coastal areas in Panay Island following the death of a boy after eating “tahong” or green mussels. “To safeguard human lives, the public is strongly advised to...
ILOILO CITY – A nine-year-old boy died and 31 others were hospitalized due to suspected red tide poisoning in Capiz province. “The identified cases manifested the following signs and symptoms: Numbness, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, amongst others, after consumption of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas as of Thursday, August 17. However, seawater samples collected from Matarinao Bay in the municipalities of General Macarthur, Hernani, Quinapondan, and Salcedo in...
ILOILO CITY – Red tide recurred in the waters of popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles town, Iloilo province, less than two months after the area was cleared of the toxin. WOMEN process scallops in Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo. (Tara Yap) In a shellfish...
Shellfish in three areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday, August 22. Mussels (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In the bureau’s Shellfish Bulletin No. 15, the BFAR said shellfishes collected at coastal...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned the public on consuming shellfish from five areas that were recently identified positive for red tide. A red tide is an event that occurs on the coastline when algae, a plant-like organism, grows out of control. (BFAR PHOTO) In a...
PANGASINAN – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 has advised local government units to require their markets to demand ‘auxiliary invoice’ to determine the point of origin of all fishery products. Specifically, the inspectors, the quarantine officers and the administrators...
