Philippines urges fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country's fishermen on Wednesday to keep operating at the ...

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA - The coastguard of the Philippines urged the country's fishermen on Wednesday to keep operating at the disputed Scarborough Shoal and other sites in the SouthBy Neil Jerome Morales

"We're going to increase patrols in Bajo de Masinloc and other areas where Filipino fishermen are," he told DZRH radio, referring to the shoal, one of Asia's most contested maritime features, by its Philippine name. The rocky, mid-sea outcrop is the site of numerous diplomatic rows. Both countries claim sovereignty over the shoal, a prime fishing spot about 200 km off the Philippines and 850 km from mainland China and its southern island of Hainan.

Tarriela said the Philippine fisheries bureau had successfully anchored a vessel just 300 m from the Scarborough Shoal's lagoon, its closest point to the atoll since China seized it in 2012.

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