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Manila will not recognise China's ban on fishing
[Gulf News] The Philippines yesterday said that while it does not recognise a Beijing-declared ban on fishing in certain areas of the South China Sea, it will impose its own restrictions if only to conserve marine resources in the area.Reports reaching Manila said the South China Fisheries Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture had recently imposed a ban on fishing in areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal in northwestern Philippines, from May 16 to August 1. The imposition of the ban is part of measures observed annually since 1999 to allow fish and other marine life to replenish their stocks. Manila said that it would not abide by the ban because the areas identified by China overlap with the country's 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Posted by: Fred 2012-05-15 |
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