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Shellfish ban in Bataan nearing 7th month because of red tide

BALANGA CITY, Bataan (PNA) — The shellfish ban raised in Bataan is nearing the seventh month, considered as the longest time the deadly red tide toxin has been present in the province, provincial agriculturist Imelda Inieto said on Friday, May 23. Likewise, Bataan remained as the only area in the country with red tide. Inieto said that per latest advisory of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) as of May 21, 2014, shellfish […]