DAGUPAN City -– The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced that Pangasinan is now free from the toxic red tide and has lifted the shellfish ban in the coastal waters in the town of Bolinao.
The local shellfish advisory was issued on Friday, June 17, 2022, stating that shellfish coming from Bolinao is now fit for human consumption.
BFAR Regional Director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan stated that based on the latest laboratory result of the Harmful Algal Bloom monitoring conducted by the agency and local government unit, shellfish samples collected from the coastal waters of Bolinao are now negative from paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or red tide.
Gaerlan added that gathering or harvesting, transporting and marketing shellfish from coastal waters of Bolinao is now permitted as the ban has been lifted.
“Be that as it may, BFAR and LGU are continuously monitoring coastal waters of Bolinao to safeguard public health and to protect shellfish industry,” Gaerlan said.
Along with Bolinao, coastal waters Alaminos City, Anda, Bani and Sual remained free from toxic red tide and safe for human consumption.
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