Your current location:HOME >style >Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 14:49:38 Source: Internet compilationEdit:style
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday for a massive loss of
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.
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient2024-05-21 14:48
How to see a once2024-05-21 14:44
McDonald's praised for innovative ad that smells exactly like classic item on their menu2024-05-21 14:32
I'm from Texas and live in the UK, these are all the weird things I've found about British people2024-05-21 14:08
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons2024-05-21 14:07
Subway announces major menu shake2024-05-21 13:58
Vanessa Hudgens displays her baby bump in a tight2024-05-21 13:19
Nasa vs Nessie: Space agency asked to assist new hunt...2024-05-21 13:12
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons2024-05-21 13:04
Surf board2024-05-21 12:06
Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse2024-05-21 14:49
Fin Affleck's close friendship with JLo's child Emme Maribel Munniz, 162024-05-21 14:08
Dozens of desperate patients queue 'around the block' before 8am for GP appointment2024-05-21 13:56
Sydney Police searching for an officer over disappearance of two men2024-05-21 13:52
A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it2024-05-21 13:49
Struggling Chinese developer Evergrande warns it could run out of money2024-05-21 13:39
Vanessa Hudgens displays her baby bump in a tight2024-05-21 13:33
Children addicted to tech including smartphones are more at risk of psychosis, study suggests2024-05-21 12:49
Fresh heartache for cancer2024-05-21 12:37
Aldi is offering customers FREE beauty products before they even hit shelves2024-05-21 12:32