Worst red tide may hit EVisayas – BFAR

TACLOBAN CITY: A prolonged dry season this year has put the Eastern Visayas region in danger of suffering the worst algae bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned.

BFAR Regional Director Juan Alabaladejo blamed the prolonged dry season this year and sudden downpours as the major factors behind the spread of red tide in the region’s eight bays and coastal waters, considered as a major source of shellfish.