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BFAR issued an unprecedented early warning in April 2024 for Pyrodinium bahamense bloom in Masbate, Leyte, and Samar—earlier than the typical June–November season.

This remains the primary threat to the industry. Recent alerts in 2023 and 2024 affected areas like Bohol, Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, and Surigao del Sur , leading to strict consumption and harvesting bans to prevent paralytic shellfish poisoning. tahong 2024 2021