Western Pangasinan remains red tide-free
SHELLFISH and other marine products from the four coastal areas of Pangasinan are safe to eat.
This was the advisory issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on January 14, confirming that these areas remain red tide-free.
BFAR Region 1 Director Nestor Domenden said laboratory analyses conducted by BFAR and local government units (LGUs) were done on fish, squids, crabs seashells like oysters and mussels gathered from the coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos City and Wawa in Bani.
However, as a precautionary measure, Domenden advised LGUs to require market inspectors, quarantine officers, administrators to demand for auxiliary invoices or clearance for domestic fish movement for any fish and seashells that are unloaded from other provinces and municipalities to ensure that these did not come from areas positive of paralytic shellfish poisoning. -Tita Roces
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