RED TIDE ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON
29 DECEMBER 2004
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
MONITORING CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES HAS INDICATED A LOW
CONCENTRATION OF RED TIDE ORGANISMS IN THE WATERS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.
THE DEPARTMENT IS INFORMING THE PUBLIC THAT FISHES ARE SAFE TO EAT BY
REMOVING THE GILLS, STOMACH AND INTERNAL ORGANS AND WASHING THEM
THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
HOWEVER,
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO ABSTAIN FROM EATING SMALL FISHES (SUCH AS
ANCHOVIES
AND SMALL SARDINES) OF WHICH THEIR GILLS, STOMACH AND INTERNAL
ORGANS CANNOT BE REMOVED, AND ALSO MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH FROM THE AFFECTED
AREAS OR OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.
THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ONCE AGAIN 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.
17
ZULKAEDAH 1425
29 DECEMBER 2004
