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BFAR raises red tide alert in Palawan’s Honda Bay

The Philippine Star

July 26, 2013 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Honda Bay in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan has been found positive for red tide microorganisms, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

In a notice published yesterday, the BFAR said that based on the latest laboratory tests, red tide toxins are also still present in Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Cambatutay Bay, Irong-Irong Bay and the coastal waters of Calbayog City in Western Samar.

As such, all types of shellfish and alamang gathered from these areas are not safe for human consumption.

BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

CALBAYOG CITY

CAMBATUTAY BAY

DUMANQUILLAS BAY

EASTERN SAMAR

HONDA BAY

IRONG-IRONG BAY

MATARINAO BAY

MURCIELAGOS BAY

NORTE AND MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY

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BFAR raises red tide alert in Palawan’s Honda Bay

BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

CALBAYOG CITY

CAMBATUTAY BAY

DUMANQUILLAS BAY

EASTERN SAMAR

HONDA BAY

IRONG-IRONG BAY

MATARINAO BAY

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BFAR raises red tide alert in Palawan’s Honda Bay

BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

CALBAYOG CITY

CAMBATUTAY BAY

DUMANQUILLAS BAY

EASTERN SAMAR

HONDA BAY

IRONG-IRONG BAY

MATARINAO BAY

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