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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Friday, January 27, 2017
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ILOILO City – There are still red tide toxins in Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo, according to Fish Bulletin No. 3 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Based on laboratory test results, shellfishes collected from the area were positive for paralytic shellfish toxins beyond the regulatory limit.
Because of this, residents were prohibited from collecting, selling, transporting and eating shellfishes from Gigantes’ waters.
“All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from the area are not safe for human consumption,” read part of the public advisory dated Jan. 17.
Fish, squids, shrimps and crabs are safe for human consumption provided they are fresh and washed thoroughly, the internal organs such as gills and intestines removed before cooking, it added.
According to BFAR regional director Remia Aparri, red tide’s presence in the Gigantes started last November 2016. Samples of seawater as well as shellfishes were tested.
Aside from Gigantes Island, BFAR is also monitoring Pilar Bay and Sapian Bay in Capiz province as well as Batan Bay in Aklan.
Aparri said Pilar Bay, Sapian Bay and Batan Bay were already free of red tide toxins./PN
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