.: Cancabato Bay still contaminated with red tide..

TACLOBAN CITY - The Fishery Law Enforcement Team (FLET) has cautioned fishermen and the public to avoid fishing and eating any kind of shellfish from Cancabato Bay due to red tide contamination. The bay was declared free of red tide toxins in the last week of September. However, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) test showed that the bay is again positive of red tide toxins. FLET member Agustin Abit said their office has been personally giving warnings to fishermen to avoid fishing from the bay. He said the team will submit specimens to the BFAR for testing of contaminants. more news

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Cancabato Bay still contaminated with red tide..