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Thursday, February 2, 2017
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KALIBO, Aklan – All shellfish and alamang from Batan Bay are safe for human consumption, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
The bay and its tributaries (in Altavas, Batan and New Washington) “continue to be free from red tide toxins,” the BFAR said in Shellfish Bulletin No. 03 dated Jan. 17.
But the agency warned that several areas in the country have coastal waters still “positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit.”
One of them is Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo — the only place in Western Visayas identified to be affected by red tide.
Other “unsafe” areas include the coastal waters of Maqueda and Villareal bays in Western Samar; Biliran province; Daram Island in Western Samar; Cambatutay and Irong-Irong bays in Western Samar; Leyte; Matarino Bay in Eastern Samar; Balite Bay, Davao Oriental; Dauis and Tagbilaran City, Bohol; and Carigara Bay in Leyte.
More areas continue to be free from red tide, including the coastal waters of Pilar, Panay, President Roxas, Roxas City, and Sapian Bay in Capiz in Western Visayas, and those of EB Magalona, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Valladolid, Talisay City, Silay City, Bacolod City, Hinigaran, Cadiz City, Victorias City, Bago City, Binalbagan, and San Enrique in Negros Island Region. (PIA/PN)
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