The Philippines earlier accused Chinese fishermen of destroying the ecological environment in Scarborough Shoal with cyanide fishing, harvesting giant clams and other protected marine creatures, as well as scarring coral reefs
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BEIJING, China – A Chinese report on the waters around the disputed fishing ground of Scarborough Shoal have deemed it to be of excellent quality with a healthy coral reef, months after the Philippines accused Chinese fishermen of damaging the marine environment.
There were 109 reef-building corals found and 125 species of reef-dwelling fish species, as well as giant clams and anemones, according to the report.The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said in February that Chinese fishermen were using cyanide to “intentionally destroy Bajo de Masinloc to prevent Filipino fishing boats to fish in the area,” referring to the Philippine name for the shoal.
The Philippines had called for China to open Scarborough to international scrutiny if it did not acknowledge the damage.
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