Shellfish ban up in 13 Eastern Visayas areas due to red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised a red tide alert and banned the catching and consumption of shellfish in 13 areas in Eastern Visayas.
BFAR, USAID developing threat assessment tool to curb illegal fishing
BFAR REGION XI caught three Commercial Fishing Vessels illegally fishing (BFAR Region XI Facebook Page) The US Agency for International Development and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are developing a threat assessment tool to combat illegal,...
7 areas still positive for red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said seven areas in the country are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison or more commonly known as “red tide”
‘Red tide’ still present in Surigao Sur towns
Two residents from the town of Barobo died due to shellfish poisoning, a day after BFAR-13 released a warning on the presence of red tide toxins in the area
W. Visayas coastal waters remain red-tide free
The coastal waters of Panay and Negros Island remain safe from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.