The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) recommended keeping fishing bans in oil spill-hit municipalities in Oriental Mindoro after finding low-level contaminants or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the fish samples.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Bureau said the fish samples were collected and analyzed on March 10. Likewise, seaweeds collected and analyzed from select sites in Caluya, Antique, on March 9 also showed PAH.
"Despite low-level amounts found in the samples, the Bureau recommends keeping fishing bans in oil spill-hit municipalities in Oriental Mindoro since the initial analyses are not yet conclusive evidence as far as food safety is concerned," it added.
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