19 Areas of the Philippines, Positive of Paralytic Shellfish Poison

According to BFAR, fish should be washed and garnished with gill and dye, before cooking and eating. Among the foods that can be eaten is “squid” or locus, but also need to be washed or cleaned thoroughly before cooking.

According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), shellfish and acetes or shrimp are also not “safe” for people to eat.

Here are the BFAR-named areas with high levels of paralytic shellfish poison.

• Malampaya Sound, Taytay in Palawan
• Sorsogon Bay in Sorsogon
• Coastal waters Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol
• Tambobo Bay, Sianton in Negros Oriental
• Coastal waters of Daram Island, Zumarraga, San Pedro, and Cambatutay in Western Samar
• Coastal waters of Calubian, Leyte, Carigara Bay, and Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Leyte
• Coastal waters of Biliran Islands
• Coastal waters of Guiuan and Matarimao Bay in Eastern Samar
• Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur
• Balite Bay, Mati City in Davao Oriental
• Lianga bay and Coastal waters of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur