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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Thursday, August 17, 2017
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ILOILO – The waters surrounding the Gigantes group of islands in Carles town tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced.
All types of shellfish and shrimps from the area are not safe for human consumption, according to Undersecretary for Fisheries Eduardo Gongona in BFAR Shellfish Bulletin No. 27.
Citing laboratory results, BFAR said shellfish collected from the area were contaminated with paralytic shellfish poison beyond regulatory limit.
The regulatory limit is 60 microgram of paralytic shellfish toxin per 100 grams of shellfish meat.
While fish, squids and crabs are safe for human consumption, BFAR stressed they must be fresh and washed thoroughly, and their internal organs such as gills and intestines removed before cooking.
Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be fatal. Symptoms can appear 10 to 30 minutes after ingestion, and include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tingling or burning lips, gums, tongue, face, neck, arms, legs, and toes.
Shortness of breath, dry mouth, a choking feeling, confused or slurred speech, and loss of coordination are also possible.
BFAR said red tide results from the excessive blooming of harmful algae that produce toxins harmful to people and other marine animals.
One of the factors to the occurrence of the blooms is higher than usual temperature of surface water brought about by global warming.
Other areas with red tide, according to BFAR’s bulletin dated Aug. 15, were the following:
- Villareal and Maqueda bays in Western Samar
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Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar
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Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan Samar
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Inner Malampaya Sound, Taytay and Puerto Princesa Bay in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
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coastal waters of Mandaon and Placer in Masbate
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Tambobo Bay, Siaton in Negros Oriental; and
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Balite Bay, Mati in Davao Oriental./PN
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