Red tide alert lifted in Samar’s Zumarraga Island

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas region has declared the waters off Zumarraga Island in Samar province free from red tide, but warned that Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar province remains under a shellfish ban due to the continued presence of toxins. READ: Red tide