BFAR lifts red tide shellfish ban in Samar’s Irong-Irong Bay

TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday (Aug. 5) lifted the shellfish ban in Irong-Irong Bay in Samar after laboratory tests showed that shellfish samples collected from the area were negative for the toxic red tide toxin. The lifting of the ban means shellfish harvested from Irong-Irong Bay are