SAN ANTONIO, Zambales—The Philippines could face a fish shortage amid reports that as much as 240,000 kilos, or more than 260 tons, are illegally taken daily by Chinese fishing vessels that had massed in the West Philippine Sea, a grassroots environmental group said on Thursday (April 15).
Citing a report by the National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), the Homonhon Environmental Rescue Organization (Hero) said the Chinese ships found around the Union Banks and Pag-asa Islands were at least 60 meters in length and each capable of catching at least 1 ton of fish every day.
“The Chinese fishermen have been overfishing, depleting our marine resources…
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