Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
Release time：2024-05-21 19:16:05 Source：Culture Capsule news portal
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.
Related articles
- Messi in and Dybala out in Argentina squad for pre
- Danny Dyer 'charges fans nearly £100 for selfie and autograph during meet and greet in Liverpool'
- Chapman cashes in on dropped catches to earn understrength New Zealand 7
- Forest appears to question integrity of match official after 2
- ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
- 2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive northwest
- Hilary Swank reveals it would be a 'great opportunity' for a trans actor to play her Oscar
- Josh Naylor's 3 RBIs sends Guardians to 6
- Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
- London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark safety concerns
- Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia
- Pogačar beats Van der Poel in a dominant win at Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic
- The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
- Jennifer Lopez opts for high
- Trump accepts a VP debate but wants it on Fox News. Harris has already said yes to CBS
- 3 hospitalized after knife attack on party boat in New York City along Brooklyn waterfront
- Horrific moment Orange County man dropkicks tiny puppy down the street
- Rosanna Arquette gushes over Pulp Fiction co
- Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
- Conductor Andrew Davis dies at 80, headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on 3 continents
Random recommendation