RED TIDE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON
8 FEBRUARY 2005
PRESS
RELEASE
COMMUNICATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND PRIMARY RESOURCES
OCCURRENCE
OF RED TIDE IN WATERS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
COMMUNICATION
BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND PRIMARY RESOURCES
STATES THAT :
THE CONTINOUS MONITORING CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
FISHERIES STILL INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF RED TIDE ORGANISMS IN THE WATERS
OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. AFFECTED AREAS ARE WATERS OFF PELONG, PELUMPONG TO
JERUDONG, UJUNG SAPUH, PULAU BEDUKANG AND THE AREAS CLOSE TO THE BRUNEI
CHANNEL WITHIN THE INNER BAY AREAS OF BRUNEI RIVER.
AS USUAL, AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE DEPARTMENT OF
FISHERIES REITERATE THAT BEFORE CONSUMING LARGE AND SMALL SIZED FISH, THE
GILLS, GUTS AND OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY REMOVED AND
THOROUGHLY CLEANED BEFORE COOKING.
THE PUBLIC IS ALSO ADVISED TO ABSTAIN FROM EATING SMALL
FISHES OF WHICH THEIR GILLS, STOMACH AND INTERNAL ORGANS CANNOT BE
REMOVED, AND ALSO MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH FROM THE AFFECTED AREAS OR OF
UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
HOWEVER, OTHER FISHES SUCH AS TENGGIRI, GROUPER, RED
SNAPPER (BARAH-BARAHAN, UNGAH, SANTAK, MAMBANGAN AND THE LIKE), SEABASS,
IKAN PUTEH OR TREVALLIES (LANGURAN, MANUKUK, BAMASA, KALAKITOK AND THE
LIKE), TANGAT, KEROSI, MELAWARI, KURAU, TONGKOL, BAKULAN, BAKALANG, UMPAK,
JARANG GIGI, GELAMA, SUMBILANG, SQUID, CRAB AND SHRIMP ARE SAFE FOR
CONSUMPTION ONLY IF THE GILL, STOMACH AND INTERNAL ORGANS OF THESE FISHES
ARE REMOVED AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED BEFORE COOKING.
THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY FISHERMEN, IS BANNED FROM CATCHING
AND HARVESTING OF FISH FROM AFFECTED AREAS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES WOULD LIKE TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC
NOT TO BE ALARMED AS THE RED TIDE MONITORING ACTIVITIES ARE CONTINUOUSLY
BEING CARRIED OUT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES WILL KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED
OF THE CURRENT SITUATION FROM TIME TO TIME. THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE
FISHERMEN, CAN ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT IN REPORTING ANY WATER DISCOLOURATION
AND TO REPORT ANY MASS FISH MORTALITIES IN OUR WATERS OR BEACHES AT THE
FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS 8819218, 8769730, 8786399 AND 8887480.
28 ZULHIJJAH 1425
08
FEBRUARY 2005
