THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public against harvesting and eating shellfish from Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Leyte, which was found positive for the red tide toxin.

In its Shellfish Bulletin1-2019, BFAR said that aside from Cancabato Bay, other areas that also tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison were: Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan; and coastal waters  of Pampanga and Bataan (Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Orani, Abucay and Samal).