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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNME

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ADVISORY
TO CLUSTER LEADERS
C/ MLGOOS

SUBJECT SHELLFISH BULLETIN NO.20 SERIES OF 2023

DATE September 5, 2023

Per advisory issued by DILG Regional Director Jonathan Paul M. Leusen, Jr., CESO lll,
kindly disseminate in your areas of jurisdiction the attached letter dated August 29, 2023
regarding Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 Series of 2023 from BFAR Regional Director Rosario
Segundina P. Gaerlan.

For widest dissemination to all concerned.

VIRGILIO P. SISON, CESOV

Provincial Director

For and By the Authority of the Provincial Director:

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SUBJECT DISSEMINATION OF SHELLFISH BULLETIN NO. 20 SERIES OF

2023

DATE September 1,2023

Attached is the letter dated August 29,2023 regarding Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 Series of
2023 from BFAR Regional Director Rosario Segundina P. Gaerlan, stating that alltypes
of shellfish and Acefes sp. or alamang gathered from the mariculture areas in lnfanta and
coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos City, Sual and Bani in Pangasinan, and
mariculture areas of Rosario and Sto. Tomas in La Union, are FREE FROM TOXIC RED
TIDES AND SAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

For dissemin your area of jurisdiction

JONATHAN PA N, JR,, CEStilr

Regional Director6

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Att"rched lor vtrur rcti'renuc, is a copy rlf Shr-llt'ish Bullctin Ntr. l(1 issur,el August 20,
2023, stating rhat illl types ut shellflsh and Acete.s rf). (lr al;rm.rng gathcred fi.onr tlr.,
n)al'iculttlre.Ircas in lntilnta nnd coastal rt'aters of'Bolinao, Anrl.l, Alaminrrs Cirr. Sual
and llani in P;tng;rsinan, and manculturc rrr{.]il.s ot'Rosariu and Sto. T(}mits irr l,;r [!nion,
;ITE FREE FROM TOXIC Rf,D TIDES AND SAFE TOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

As .r precatlti()nary measure, horvever, concerned LCU.s are adrris^ed to requirc their

market inspcctors, quarantine ott}cers andTiur .rdministratrrs to tlemand frtm traderc
tht'"Auxiliary Invoice" issued bv the LCU trom th('p(,int olorigin ur Local Transport
Permit tssued h-t, BFAR trtr all tish and lishun products including searveeds .rnll
scashclls unlrraded and marketcd tu en$ure that it dicl neit come frum arcas positive ot
Paralytic Shcllfish Poisoning { PSP).

F'urtht'r, ma\i lt'e request dtssemnation of the Shelllish Bulletin firr puhlic awar(ne-ss.

Thank !,ou and lvlabuhay!

Very truly v{rurs.

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ROSARIO s*kriiiFil. GAT:RLAN
R4lional Direc'tot'

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Shellfiih Bulletin No. 20

Serics of 2023
26 August 2023
Shellfishes collected and tested from coestal waters of Dauls and Tagbllaran City in Boholi and Dumanquillas
Bay in Ztmborng. d€l Sur are still positivr for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the
regulatory limit. iloreoyer, Sapitn 8aV (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz; Mambuquiao and Camancl, Batan in Aklan);
coaital wat.rs of Panay; Pilari Prcidlnt Roxrs; Roxas Clty in Caplz; coastal watcrs of Gigantes Islands,
Carlcs in llollo; and coasttl wttars of Altevrr, Brtan, and tlaw Wa3hlngton in B!t!r! Bay. Aklrn rrc now
posltive for PSP.

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Roxas City in C6piz

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All typrs of shrlltlth .nd lcltls 5p. or atamang gathcred trom thG r.Gas 3hown .bgvr aar I{oT SAFE tor human
consuDPtlon, Fish, squlds, shrimps, and crabs are safe for human consumpuon provided that they are fresh and washed
thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and int€stines are removed before cooking.
The following areas continue to be FREE trom torlc rad tidc: coastal waters of Cavite, Las Piias, Paraiaque, Navotas,
Bulacan, and Bataan (Mar,veles, Limay, Orion, Pihr, Balanga, Hermosa, Orani, Abucay, and Samal) in Manih Bay; mariculture
areas in InfantE, coastal wateG of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, Sual, and wawa, Bani in pangasinan; maaculture areas in Rosario,
End Sto. Tomas in La Union; coastal waters of Pampanqa; Masinloc Bay in Zambales; Pagbilao Bay, pagbilao, and coastal waters

sound, Taytay in Palawan; coaslal waters of Milagros and t'landaon in Masbate; sorsogon Bay, and luag Lagoon, Matnog in
Ssrsogon; coastal waters of Borongon, 5an Oionisio in lloilo; coadal watds o, E.B. Magalona, Talisay Gty, Silay Clty, Bacotod city,
Hinigaran, and Vi.torias City in Negros Occidental; Tambobo, and Slit Bays, Siaton; and Bais Bay, Bais City in Negros Oriental;
coastal waters of Darah, and Zumarraga, Cambatutay, Irong-irong, Maqueda, San pedro and Vlllareal Bays in Samar; coastal
waters of Guiuan in Eastem Samar; coastal waters of Leyte, Calubaan, Ormoc, Sogod, Carigara Bay, and Cancabato Bay, Tacloban
Citv in Levte: .oastal wate.s of Bilitan lsland: Tanfanang Bav in Zamboanga Sibuoav: Murcielagos Bay in zamboanga del Norte
and (Sapang Dalaga, and Baliangao) in ltisamls Occidental; Panguil Bay, Tangub City, and coastal waters of Ozamiz City in Misamrs
Occidental; coastal waters of Baroy in Lanao del Norte; Taguines Lagoon, Benoni, Mahinog in Camiguin; Balite, and Pujada Bays,
Mati City in Davao Oriental; Malalag Bay in Davao occidental and Davao del Sur; coastal waters of Nasipit in Agusan del Norte;
Litalit Bay in Surigao del Norte; and coastal waters of Hlnatuan, Cortes, Lianga, and Bislig Bays in Surigao del Sur.

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