marea roja

Levantan veda en Estero de Morua para cosecha de moluscos bivalvos

Ya está permitido la cosecha de Moluscos Bivalvos en el Estero de Morua después de que en los muestreos de análisis de aguas de este lugar los limites de toxinas resultaron dentro de los limites permisibles para su consumo, es decir que no significan un riesgo para la salud. La veda se levantó el pasado […]

Red Tide alert 2018 for bivalve mollusks

By José Antonio Pérez The Sonoran Secretary of Health has issued a precautionary health advisory on bivalve mollusks in Puerto Peñasco, Caborca, and Huatabampo due to a “red tide” (marea roja) alert.  State Health Protection Commissioner Franccisco Alberto Genesta Leyva detailed this includes bans on the extraction, production, sale and consumption of bivalve mollusks during […]

Try the shrimp! Oysters still off limits!

By José Antonio Perez Though recent monitoring in the area has noted a reduction in toxins caused by the “marea roja” (red tide) at sea, health risks remain, which is why the Health Control office has not lifted a ban on the sale or consumption of bivalve mollusks. Health Control Unit Director Carlos Decina Torres […]

Shrimp, Fish, and Octopus not impacted by Marea Roja

On February 12, the Sonora State Commission for the Protection of Health Risks issued an alert prohibiting the fishing, commercialization, and consumption of bivalve mollusks. This includes oysters, clams, mussels, snailfish, scallops, geoduck, pustulose ark shell, and “tichidas”. This closure was initiated after biological studies by the Secretary of Health along the coasts of Puerto […]