File photo of mussels in Bacoor (Photo from Bacoor City Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Fisherfolk in the province’s coastal areas can now harvest and sell mussels, clams, and other seafood, following weeks of shellfish ban due to the...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor City clarified what types of seafood are safe to consume amid the shellfish ban in the province’s coastal areas due to the Bataan oil spill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 6, the city government said the shellfish ban applies to mussels,...
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...
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...
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...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The city government law enforcers seized 35 sacks of shellfish harvested from Bolinao waters which had been declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)to be positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or red tide toxin. (Photo via Liezle Basa Inigo) The 35...
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,...
The natural harbor in the port of Manila is more bountiful than we think CAPITAL CITY REPRESENT Manila Clam (Getty Images) To millions of people in many towns and cities, Manila Bay is more than just a body of water. It has been a means of transport, livelihood, and recreation for those who, like...
Three coastal waters in the country are now free from toxic red tide but the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) the problem still persists in three other areas. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; Carigara Bay in...
Consumers were warned against the consumption of shellfishes collected from nine places in the country where toxic 'red tide' persists. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) identified the affected areas as the coastal...
Consumers were once again reminded to be wary of eating shellfish, particularly those collected from 10 spots in the country where toxic red tide persists. media The affected areas include the coastal waters off Milagros in Masbate; Sorsogon Bay in Sorsogon; coastal waters off Dauis and Tagbilaran...
