Filipino fishermen say that Chinese coast guard ships have been guarding access to the resource-rich Scarborough Shoal, at times barring their entry or cutting their fishing lines.
INFANTA, Pangasinan: Philippine fishermen battered by years of territorial disputes in the South China Sea are hoping for full access to a resource-rich lagoon that they say is guarded by the China Coast Guard, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr kicks off hisIn his first state visit outside Southeast Asia, President Marcos headed to Beijing on Tuesday aiming to bolster trade and bilateral ties.
However, President Marcos faces a “hard balancing act” with Beijing, especially on maritime issues, said Mr Victor Andres Manhit, managing director of strategic advisory firm BowerGroupAsia. The standoff led to the Philippines filing a suit before an arbitral tribunal, which ruled in 2016 that China's encompassing of the nine-dash line claim was invalid.
They are only allowed to bring smaller boats into the lagoon to fish, while the Chinese bring their larger fishing vessels there. "It is better if they are not there, so our mothership can enter and we won't waste diesel. We travel 15 miles each time we go back to the ship. Such a waste,” Mr Daruca said.Filipino fisherman Joseph Daruca on a boat in the coastal community of Cato, in Infanta municipality, Pangasinan province, the Philippines.
Fishermen on a small boat near larger vessels in the coastal community of Cato, in Infanta municipality, Pangasinan province, the Philippines. "They would just go home without their fishing lines and hooks. Wiped out. They will need to make new ones," he added."It's better to have watchers there. Before, when it was open, there were forms of fishing using blasts or dynamite and sodium cyanide. Of course, these destroy the corals. Now, with the guards there, only the fishing lines and nets are used," said Mr Mayo.
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