THE Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) warns the public against eating red tide-contaminated shellfish caught from specified areas in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Leyte, Samar, and Eastern Samar provinces.
Shellfishes collected and tested from Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; coastal waters of Daram Island, Zumarraga Island, Irong-Irong Bay, Cambatutay Bay in Samar; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Carigara Bay in Leyte; and coastal waters of Tungawan in Zamboanga Sibugay Province; and Maqueda Bay in Samar are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit, the DA-BFAR bulletin stated.
All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from the areas mentioned are not safe for human consumption, the bulletin read.
Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking, the advisory stated.
Meanwhile, Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Leyte and Villareal Bay in Samar are now free of the toxic red tide, it added.
