Tag: red tide

The City Agriculture Office (CAO) has temporarily banned the harvesting, sale, transport, and consumption of shellfish and alamang from parts of Puerto Princesa Bay...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) latest bulletin stated that the coastal waters of Inner Malampaya Sound in Taytay town remain contaminated...

The coastal waters of Inner Malampaya Sound in Taytay town remain contaminated with paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) while Honda and Puerto Princesa Bays have...

In Shellfish Bulletin No. 26 issued on November 27, BFAR said laboratory results of shellfish samples collected from the three areas remain positive for red tide toxins beyond the regulatory limit and human consumption can be dangerous.

Cabungcal said that pollution may come from nearby households in the Sound that are brought into the sea by rainfall or are free-flowing into the sea.

Based on the red tide monitoring system of the city government and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), shellfish samples collected from Puerto Princesa Bay is positive for red tide toxin,

The city-wide advisory was issued on June 10 by Puerto Princesa administrator Atty. Arnel Pedrosa.

The latest laboratory results conducted show that shellfishes collected at the Puerto Princesa Bay remain unsafe for consumption.