The Philippines in May accused Chinese fishermen of destroying the shoal's ecological environment.
BEIJING – 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.
Cyanide was not detected in the seawater, marine sediments and fish, and there is a low density of floating rubbish around the shoal, which China calls Huangyan Island, Xinhua said, citing a report on the findings. 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.
In May, the Philippines’ National Security Council spokesman said the destruction caused by Chinese fishermen in the seas around the Philippines, in particular Scarborough, was “tolerated” by Beijing.
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