Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed on Wednesday the presence of toxic red tide in the coastal waters of Zumarraga, Samar.

As a precautionary measure, the BFAR raised a local red tide warning for Zumarraga where the public is strictly advised not to collect, sell, or eat any type of shellfish, including small shrimps.

The coastal water will soon be included in the national shellfish bulletin or areas with confirmed presence of red tide found through laboratory examination of shellfish meat samples.

Included in the latest national bulletin is Matarinao Bay in General MacArthur, Quinapondan, Hernani, and Salcedo towns in Eastern Samar. It means that both shellfish and seawater samples ga...