Shellfish ban due red tide raised in Bataan

BALANGA City – The provincial agriculture office on Tuesday afternoon announced the raising of a shellfish ban due to red tide in the whole province of Bataan.
Provincial agriculturist Imelda Inieto said that based on a Shellfish Advisory they received Tuesday from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, gathering, selling, transporting and eating of shellfish in the province are prohibited.
She said that from 54 milligrams Saxo-Toxin per 100 mg STx shellfish meat last Thursday, the toxin level of samples taken in Orani, Bataan rose to 265 mg STx per 100 mg STx. Tolerable level for shellfish to be safe for eating is 60 mg STx.










