Posted November 12, 2012
All coastal waters
in Eastern Visayas free from toxic Red Tide
TACLOBAN CITY –
All coastal waters in Eastern Visayas region are free from toxic Red
Tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources informed.
BFAR8 Regional Director
Juan Albaladejo, Jr. informed that this is based on the latest
laboratory results of the BFAR and Marine Biotoxins Laboratory of the
local government units of the provinces of Leyte and Samar.
Free from toxic Red Tide
organisms are the coastal waters of Carigara Bay covering the
municipalities of Carigara, San Miguel, Barugo and Capoocan,all in the
province of Leyte; Ormoc Bay covering the coastal waters of Ormoc
City, Albuera, and Merida, also in the province of Leyte; San Pedro
Bay covering Palo and Tanauan, both in Leyte; and Cancabato Bay in
Tacloban City.
Still in Leyte Islands, the
Biliran Waters covering the municipalities of Naval and Kawayan in
Biliran province and Sogod Bay in Sogod, Southern Leyte, are also free
of toxic Red Tide.
Also free from toxic Red
Tide are the coastal waters of Matarinao Bay covering the
municipalities of Salcedo, Quinapondan, Hernani and General
MacArthur,all in the provinces of Eastern Samar.
In the province of Samar,
free from toxic Red Tide are Villareal Bay in Villareal; Maqueda Bay
covering Catbalogan City and Jiabong; Irongirong Bay in Tarangnan, and
Calbayog Waters in Calbayog City.
Director Albaladejo said
that all shellfish and other marine products from these bodies of
water are safe for human consumption.
Moreover, Director
Albaladejo disclosed that per BFAR Shellfish Bulletin Number 26, only
three bodies of water in the country have been identified to be
contaminated with toxic Red Tide organisms.
These are the Dumanquillas
Bay in Zamboanga del Sur and Murcielagos in Zamboanga del Norte and
Misamis Occidental where the harvesting, eating and marketing of
shellfish is prohibited because they are not fit for human
consumption. (PIA 8)
Posted
January 12, 2012
Matarinao Bay
continues to be positive of red tide toxic organisms
TACLOBAN CITY –
Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar which covers the waters of Quinapondan,
Gen. MacArthur and Hernani continue to be positive of Paralytic
Shellfish Poisoning that is beyond the regulatory limit based on the
latest laboratory results for this year dated January 6, 2012 from the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8).
Earlier news report in local
paper revealed that shellfish ban for Matarinao Bay took effect from
March 16, 2010 to March 3, 2011 and recurred on August 21, 2011 until
December 26, 2011, which BFAR-8 suspect that small-scale mining has
something to do with the recurrence of red tide phenomenon in the
area.
Director Jaun D. Albaladejo
advises the public to refrain from eating, gathering, harvesting,
transporting and marketing shellfish from these areas until such time
that the shellfish toxicity level has gone down below the regulatory
level.
He said that all types of
shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from these areas are not
safe for human consumption, however, fish, squid, shrimps, and crabs
are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed
thoroughly, and the internal organs such as gills and intestines are
removed before cooking.
On the other hand,
Albaladejo said that the coastal areas which are free from toxic red
tide organisms include the areas along (Ormoc City, Albuera and Merida,
Leyte); Biliran Waters (Naval and Kawayan, Biliran); Camotes Sea (Palompon,
Leyte); San Pedro Bay (Palo and Tanauan, Leyte); Villareal Bay (Villareal,
Samar); Maqueda Bay (Jiabong and Catbalogan Samar); Irong-irong Bay (Tarangnan,
Samar); Cancabato Bay (Tacloban City); Sogod Bay (Sogod, So. Leyte);
Carigara Bay (Carigara, San Miguel, Barugo, and Capoocan, Leyte) and
Calbayog Waters (Calbayog, Samar).
Meanwhile, BFAR and the
local government units are continuously monitoring the coastal waters
of Matarinao Bay to safeguard public health and to protect the fishery
industry. (Neil D. Lopido, PIA-8)
Posted
August 31, 2010
Carigara Bay in
Leyte remains positive for red tide toxin
TACLOBAN CITY –
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 8
reiterated its call for the public to refrain from eating, gathering
or harvesting, transporting and marketing shellfish from Carigara Bay
in Leyte.
Director Juan Albaladejo
said that this ban is effective until such time that the shellfish
toxicity level has gone down below the regulatory limit.
It would be recalled that
the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Malcolm
Sarmiento Jr. has issued Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 and Shellfish
Advisory No. 11 on August 20, 2010, specifying that Carigara Bay in
Leyte is now positive for red tide toxin, based on the latest
laboratory results of the BFAR and local government units.
Director Albaladejo said
that all types of shellfish and acetes species or alamang gathered
from Carigara Bay is not safe for human consumption.
Fish, squid, shrimps and
crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and
washed thoroughly.
The internal organs such as
gills and intestines must be removed before cooking, Director
Albaladejo said.
Carigara Bay is now the
second body of water in Region 8 which was declared positive for red
tide toxin. The first was Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar which up to
now is still positive for poisoning red tide toxin.
With the inclusion of
Carigara Bay, there are now six (6) bodies of water in the country
which are under the shellfish ban. These are Honda Bay in Puerto
Princesa City in Palawan; Sorsogon Bay in Sorsogon; Murciolagos Bay in
Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental; and Dumanquillas Bay in
Zamboanga del Sur.
All types of shellfish and
acetes species or alamang gathered from these bodies of water are not
safe for human consumption.
The eating, gathering or
harvesting, transporting and marketing shellfish from these bodies of
water, are prohibited. (PIA 8)
Posted
April 3, 2010
Only waters of
Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar are positive of red tide toxins, BFAR
says
TACLOBAN CITY – In
Eastern Visayas, only the waters of Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar are
positive of red tide toxins, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Region 8 Director Juan D. Albaladejo informed.
All the other coastal areas
along Carigara Bay, Ormoc Bay, Biliran Waters, Camases Sea, San Pedro
Bay, Villareal Bay, Maqueda Bay, Irong-Irong Bay, Cancabato Bay and
Sogod Bay, are free from toxic redtide organisms, Director Albaladejo
added.
Director Albaladejo said
that based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 7 issued on March 30, the
shellfish and water samples collected at the coastal waters of
Matarinao Bay are positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning that is
beyond the regulatory limit.
The Matarinao Bay covers the
municipalities of Salcedo, Quinapondan, MacArthur and Hernani in the
province of Eastern Samar.
Director Albaladejo advised
the public to refrain from eating, gathering or harvesting,
transporting and marketing shellfish from the Matarinao Bay in Eastern
Samar until such time that the shellfish toxicity level has gone down
below the regulatory level.
All types of shellfish and
acetes sp. or alamang gathered from these areas are not safe for human
consumption, Director Albaladejo added.
Fish, squid, shrimps, and
crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and
washed thoroughly, and the internal organs such as gills and
intestines are removed before cooking. (PIA
8)
