TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 26 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against consuming shellfish taken from Cancabato Bay here after meat samples turned positive for red tide toxins.

In an advisory issued Wednesday night, BFAR said paralytic shellfish toxin was found during the laboratory examination by the BFAR - National Fisheries Laboratory in Quezon City.

"The public is advised to refrain from gathering, selling, and eating all types of shellfishes and Acetes sp. locally known as Alamang or Hipon from this bay," BFAR said.

Cancabato Bay is a rich source of cockle clams being shipped to Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Through testing, BFAR found that shellfish samples from the bay are beyond the maximum regulatory limit ...