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==Red tide alert up in seven towns, one city in Bataan== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r03&id=65429 | |||
*By: Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu | |||
*''November 24, 2011'' | |||
BALANGA CITY, Bataan- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday warned the public to refrain from gathering and eating shellfish from seven towns and one city along the coastal waters of Bataan due to the presence of red tide toxin, which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. | |||
BFAR Central Luzon information officer Lanie Lamyong said the areas affected by the ban are the municipalities of Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Abucay, Samal and Orani and the city of Balanga. | |||
Lamyong added that based on the latest monitoring of BFAR, the current red tide toxin level in shellfish samples collected from the coastal waters of Bataan is from 70 to 5,617 grams Saxi-Toxin (STX) g/100g of shellfish meat which is significantly higher to the 60g STXg/100g tolerable limit. | |||
Meanwhile, Lamyong reiterated that fishes harvested from the Bataan coastal waters are safe to eat as long as they washed thoroughly and their internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking. | |||
==BFAR bans shellfish in 8 Bataan areas== | ==BFAR bans shellfish in 8 Bataan areas== | ||
*Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/11/23/11/bfar-bans-shellfish-8-bataan-areas | *Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/11/23/11/bfar-bans-shellfish-8-bataan-areas | ||