Fish products from 4 coastal towns in Cavite safe for consumption —BFAR

Fish products from the coastal towns of Naic, Ternate, Kawit, and Maragondon in Cavite are now safe for consumption amid recent oil spills in nearby waters, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). 

In its latest advisory, the BFAR said three consecutive batches of fish and other fishery species collected in the coastal municipalities from August 7 to August 21 passed their sensory evaluation. 

Meanwhile, only two consecutive batches of fish samples collected in Bacoor, Cavite, Noveleta, Rosario, and Tanza from August 16 to 21 passed the sensory evaluation. 

Fish in an area can be declared safe for human consumption if samples pass three consecutive batches of sensory evaluation, the BFAR said. 

“Based on the stated results, the public is therefore informed that fish from Naic, Ternate, Kawit, and Maragondon in the province of Cavite are now safe for human consumption,” the advisory reads. 

“Conversely, fish from Bacoor City, Cavite City, Noveleta, Rosario, and Tanza, are still not safe for human consumption,” it added. 

The Cavite provincial government earlier sought P10 million compensation from the owners of MTKR Terranova, the first of the three vessels that caused the oil spill, for the effects of the leakage to the livelihoods of its residents. 

The BFAR said it will comply with Revilla’s request while waiting for the results of the PAH test in Cavite this week.

The bureau said the recent series of oil leak incidents in the waters off Bataan have affected 28,000 fisherfolk and has resulted in an estimated daily income loss of P9.8 million. — Sundy Locus/BM, GMA Integrated News