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RED TIDE-FREE. A portion of Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City in this undated photo. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2023) that the bay is cleared of red tide toxins. (Photo courtesy of Camera ni Juan Photography) TACLOBAN CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Wednesday cleared the Cancabato Bay in this city from the toxic red tide after three months of bloom. In its advisory, BFAR said the gathering, trading and consumption of shellfish from Cancabato Bay can now resume after the ban imposed in November 2022. "Shellfishes in Cancabato Bay are now safe for human consumption. Negative results for paralytic shellfish poisoning were obtained from three consecutive weeks of sampling in the area," BFAR said in a statement on Wednesday. Cancabato Bay is a rich source of cockle clams being shipped to Taiwan and Hong Kong. BFAR said the red tide in Cancabato was triggered by high concentrations of nutrients; changes in environment
RED TIDE. Fishing boats are docked in Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City in this undated photo. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has identified three factors for the red tide toxins persistence in Cancabato Bay since 2022. (File photo courtesy of Noel Castillo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has identified three factors why red tide toxins have persisted in Cancabato Bay since last year. In a statement issued Tuesday, BFAR said the bloom is triggered by high concentration of nutrients; changes in environmental conditions like water temperature, salinity or light intensity; or physical concentration in the area due to local patterns in water circulation. Nutrients can become run-off waste from the city's coastal communities, according to BFAR. "The water circulation factor may also be the cause of the persistent presence of the toxic dinoflagellate in Cancabato Bay because of the cove-like structure of the area," BFAR said. Ba
RED TIDE. A portion of red tide-infested Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City in this undated photo. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources confirmed Thursday (Jan. 26, 2023) the presence of red tide toxins in the bay. (Photo courtesy of Camera ni Juan Photography) TACLOBAN CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against consuming shellfish taken from Cancabato Bay here after meat samples turned positive for red tide toxins. In an advisory issued Wednesday night, BFAR said paralytic shellfish toxin was found during the laboratory examination by the BFAR - National Fisheries Laboratory in Quezon City. "The public is advised to refrain from gathering, selling, and eating all types of shellfishes and Acetes sp. locally known as Alamang or Hipon from this bay," BFAR said. Cancabato Bay is a rich source of cockle clams being shipped to Taiwan and Hong Kong. Through testing, BFAR found that shellfish samples from the bay are beyond the maximum regula