BFAR warns public as red tide detected in Samar, Leyte waters

TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas has warned the public against gathering, selling, and eating shellfish from several coastal areas after seawater samples tested positive for a red tide organism. BFAR is referring to Pyrodinium bahamense, a microorganism associated with red tide and toxins that can cause