Chinese fishing vessels are going scorched earth and pumping cyanide into contested waters, Philippine fishing authority

[Eugene]

Source: Business Insider

Chinese fishing vessels are going scorched earth and pumping cyanide into contested waters, Philippine fishing authority says

Matthew Loh
Updated Mon, February 19, 2024 at 10:06 AM EST·4 min read

The Philippines' fishing bureau has accused Chinese fishing vessels of using cyanide to destroy Scarborough Shoal, a fish-rich atoll in the South China Sea contested by both Manila and Beijing.

"These Chinese fishermen use cyanide," Nazario Briguera, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, said on Saturday, per a translation from Filipino by The Philippine Star.

Cyanide fishing is a controversial fishing method that typically involves dumping the highly toxic chemical near coral reefs or in fishing grounds to stun or kill fish so they can be easily captured.

It's widely condemned because it indiscriminately affects most marine species in the area, causes severe damage to aquatic ecosystems, and can make fish harmful to handle or eat.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/chinese-fishing-vessels-going-scorched-065146043.html

[bahboo]

1. be nice if Sea Shepard paid those assholes a visit....

[2naSalit]

2. I'd be surprised...

If they weren't at least monitoring the situation.

[ClaudetteCC]

4. Global Fishing Watch i presume is following also

[2naSalit]

5. Probably.

Still it's totally F'd up to the max.

[2naSalit]

3. They have no respect for nature!

None at all.

[Irish_Dem]

6. China will continue to assert regional control in the Pacific.

They must secure regional control as a step towards their goal of superpower status.

[KS Toronado]

7. "and can make fish harmful to handle or eat."

No wonder covid started in China when their Gov. could care less about healthy food for it's citizens.