SAMAL, Bataan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon on Friday lifted the shellfish ban that it imposed in nine coastal towns of Bataan on Wednesday.

BFAR said that no harmful organisms were found from the last three consecutive tests from shellfish samples taken from the nine areas in Bataan.

BFAR, however, said it will continue to monitor the waters of Central Luzon and immediately warn the public if they find harmful algal blooms.

On July 17, BFAR released an advisory that refrained the public from gathering, eating and selling all types of shellfish from the coastal waters of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Pilar, Orion, Limay and Mariveles, and the city of Balanga.

Shellfish vendors along the MacArthur Highway in Samal said they immediately removed the green mussels or tahong and oysters or talaba from their stalls after receiving the advisory.

On Saturday morning, however, the vendors say people remained reluctant to buy mussels and oysters despite the lifting of the ban.

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