• CHERYL G. CRUZ
Shellfishes collected and tested from the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and San Benito in Surigao del Norte are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), or toxic red tide, that is beyond the regulatory limit, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Office said July 2.
Moreover, Honda Bay of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan is now positive for PSP, the BFAR red tide advisory added.
All types of shellfish and alamang gathered from these areas are not safe for human consumption, it stressed. “Fish, squids, 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.”
The coastal waters of Bacolod City, E.B. Magalona, Talisay City, Silay City, Hinigaran, and Victorias City in Negros Occidental; as well as the Tambobo, and Siit Bays in Siaton, and Bais Bay in Bais City, Negros Oriental continue to be free from the toxic red tide, the BFAR assured.
Other areas free of PSP, as of the latest BFAR monitoring, included the coastal waters of Milagros and Mandaon in Masbate; Sorsogon Bay and Juag Lagoon, Matnog in Sorsogon; Borongon, San Dionisio in Iloilo; Sapian Bay of Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz; Mambuquiao, Camanci, Altavas, Batan, and New Washington in Batan Bay, Aklan; and Pontevedra, Panay, Pilar, Roxas City, and President Roxas in Capiz, among others. | CGC
