Residents stay near their boats  in Rosario, Cavite on August 1, 2024, days after the MTKR Terranova capsized and spilled fuel oil in Bataan affecting nearby areas. The Cavite local government recently declared a state of calamity in several towns and imposed a no-catch zone for all shellfish in the province. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172256515384720240801-oil-spill-rosario-cavite-JC-6.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents stay near their boats  in Rosario, Cavite on August 1, 2024, days after the MTKR Terranova capsized and spilled fuel oil in Bataan affecting nearby areas. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources</span> (BFAR) on Thursday said it found &quot;some degree of tainting with petrochemicals&quot; from fish samples <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">collected from Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite</span> following an oil spill in the nearby province of Bataan.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/31/oil-spill-off-bataan-reaches-cavite-state-of-calamity-declared-in-8-municipalities-2047">• Oil spill off Bataan reaches Cavite; state of calamity declared in 8 municipalities</a></div><p>&quot;Results from the sensory evaluation of fish samples collected from Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite showed some degree of tainting with petrochemicals, albeit before any oil slicks were noticed in the area,&quot; BFAR said in its Bataan Oil Spill Bulletin No. 2.</p><p>The 2 municipalities are among areas in Cavite under the state of calamity, along with Bacoor, Kawit, Tanza, Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate.</p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Meanwhile, fish samples gathered from Tanza, Cavite City, and Naic remain free from petrochemical contamination at the time the samples were taken,&quot; BFAR said.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/31/parts-of-cavite-under-state-of-calamity-due-to-oil-spill-1142">• Parts of Cavite under state of calamity due to oil spill</a></span></div><div><span id="isPasted">BFAR said continuous fish sampling is being conducted in affected areas.</span></div><p>However, BFAR said that as a precautionary measure, fish harvested from areas where oil slicks are observed &quot;be deemed unsafe for human consumption... to avoid incidents of food poisoning as a result of ingesting contaminated seafood.&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ang rule of the thumb diyan, basta nag-amoy siya, huwag mo nang kainin. Definitely, huwag na. ‘Yong nahugasan at niluto mo, lalasa pa rin ‘yan,” BFAR-Central Luzon Director Wildredo Cruz said.  </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fish supply is expected to take a hit because Bataan is among the leading aquaculture producers, the BFAR said. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But Cruz added that demand is also on a decline as consumers hesitate to buy fish following the incident.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Affected na not only the prices, even the supply. I was in Bulacan yesterday, bumaba na ang demand lalo na sa aquaculture, sa bangus. Kahit na ang nag-ban ‘yong Cavite, apektado ang Bulacan dahil iisa ang fisheries areas o fishing ground,” Cruz said.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BFAR is working with other government authorities to contain the oil and prevent contamination of freshwater resources used for aquaculture.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Region 3 is the biggest producer ng aquaculture commodities. Number one tayo sa tilapia, number 2 tayo sa bangus, number 1 tayo sa shrimp, shellfish, even sa mudcrab. Lalo naming pino-proteksyonan ngayon ang mga inland,” Cruz said. </span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Pare-pareho ngayong nagpagawa ng spill boom para ma-protektahan ang area. Hindi lang Region 3 ang magkakaproblema, even Metro Manila and neighboring regions na umaasa ng isda dito sa Region 3 ang magkakaroon ng problema once na lumala itong incident na ito,” he added.</span><br/><br/><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">– With a report from Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News </span></p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted">MT Terra Nova sank off the coast of Bataan on July 25 after Typhoon Carina triggered strong winds and rough seas. The vessel was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil.</span></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/1/oil-spill-cavite-shores-2128">• LOOK: MTKR Terranova&#x27;s oil creeps on Cavite shores</a></span></div><p>A week after the the tanker sank off Limay, Bataan, its leaking fuel oil has reached the shores of Cavite. Black oil sheen can now be seen clearly along the coast lines of Tanza and Noveleta.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/30/tanza-cavite-oil-spill-2040">• IN PHOTOS: Cavite village reels from oil spill</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: <br/></strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7yuXUbObqw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>BFAR said that as a precautionary measure, fish harvested from areas where oil slicks are observed "be deemed unsafe for human consumption."</p>

BFAR said that as a precautionary measure, fish harvested from areas where oil slicks are observed "be deemed unsafe for human consumption."

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Fish samples from 2 Cavite towns 'tainted' with petrochemicals: BFAR

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Aug 02, 2024 11:44 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 02, 2024 03:14 PM PHT

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