BFAR bans shellfish harvesting in EVisayas

TACLOBAN CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued stern warning against consumptions of shellfish in red tide-infested bays in Eastern Visayas after two persons died and six others were downed by poisoning in Biliran province.

The BFAR regional office here said that for several months, the contamination thrives in Irong Irong and Cambatutay Bays in Samar; Carigara Bay in Leyte; coastal waters of Leyte, Leyte; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; and coastal waters of Naval, Biliran. Early this month, the phenomenon expanded to Calubian, Leyte.