Fishing trips in the West Philippine Sea take twice as long and twice as expensive these days compared to a time when China was not encroaching in Scarborough Shoal, one group says
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The common theme of their anecdotes, on top of assessments by other invited experts on maritime issues, is that Beijing’s activities in the country’s territorial waters have made it difficult for fishermen to make a living. Infanta, Pangasinan Mayor Marvin Martinez said that based on his dialogue with his constituents, the last time fishermen were able to access the lagoon was in“They say if they try to sail there, rubber boats would come near them 15 to 20 miles to stop them,” the local chief executive said.
Henrelito Empoc, representative of Bigkis Mangingisda, said that before China’s presence in Scarborough Shoal, they only needed to spend P70,000 to P80,000 for fuel, ice, and other fishing resources for every trip. These days, the costs have more than doubled to up to P200,000 per operation.“We fish far from Scarborough Shoal these days, unlike before when we could enter the lagoon and had plenty of harvest,” Empoc replied.
Filipinos had set up fish aggregating devices – floating objects with nets – in areas farther from the lagoon to avoid Chinese patrols, but even these efforts are becoming futile. The Department of Agriculture acknowledged that some fishermen have turned to other means of livelihood to stay afloat.
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