OCD warns vs red tide in Samar bays

Catarman, Northern Samar: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Tacloban City warned the public against eating all types of shellfish as those harvested from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar and Maqueda Bay in Western Samar were found positive of paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 27 issued on August 15 but received only on Thursday said that based on the latest laboratory results, “All types of shellfish and acetes sp. or alamang gathered from these areas are not safe for human consumption.”