BFAR lifts shellfish ban

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted the shellfish ban.

Shellfish Bulletin 16 issued yesterday by BFAR director Asis Perez said shellfish gathered in the coastal areas of Cavite, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Navotas, Bataan and Bulacan; Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, Sual, Wawa and Bani in Pangasinan; Masinloc Bay in Zambales and Milagros and Mandaon in Masbate are free from red tide based on the results of laboratory tests.

Shellfish gathered from Sorsogon, Palawan, Capiz, Aklan and Negros Occidental were also cleared of red tide.

The coastal waters in Bohol, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Iloilo, Leyte, Biliran, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Camiguin Island were also declared red-tide free.