Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
Time:2024-05-21 15:49:45 Source:politicsViews(143)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea and urged an international inquiry into the amount of environmental damage in the area.
The Philippine coast guard presented surveillance photographs of Chinese fishermen harvesting large numbers of giant clams for a number of years in a lagoon at Scarborough Shoal, but said signs of such activities stopped in March 2019.
Parts of the surrounding coral appeared to be badly scarred, in what the coast guard said was apparently a futile search by the Chinese for more clams. The lagoon is a prominent fishing area which Filipinos call Bajo de Masinloc and the Chinese calll Huangyan Dao off the northwestern Philippines.
“Those were the last remaining giant clams that we saw in Bajo de Masinloc,” Philippine coast guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said at a news conference.
Previous:Jessica Biel CHOPS her long locks into a bob after book signing in Studio City
Next:Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
You may also like
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- China to build an investors
- China's loan prime rates remain unchanged
- Kendall Jenner keeps a low
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- Teyana Taylor shows off her toned figure in denim
- What's the secret behind black honey in SW China's Yunnan?
- King Charles 'duped by senior aide into appointing colleague to Palace role'
- Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation