The Chinese fishing vessel intercepted in the West Philippine Sea by local authorities. PNP Public Information Office Twitter account
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/05/08/1320769/look-chinese-vessel-endangered-turtles-seized-west-phl-sea
MANILA, Philippines — Authorities on Thursday released the photos of the Chinese fishing vessel intercepted in the West Philippine Sea.
The vessel called Qiongquionghai 09063 was seized by the Philippine authorities on Tuesday near Half Moon shoal locally known as Hasa-Hasa shoal, which is about 60 nautical miles from mainland Palawan.
Eleven crewmembers on board were arrested and about 500 sea turtles were also confiscated from the vessel. A local fishing boat carrying five Filipinos was also intercepted.
The released photo showed some of the seized marine wildlife.
The latest spat in the increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea prompted the Chinese Foreign Ministry to urge the Philippines to stop making "provocative" acts.
But Malacañang defended the Philippine authorities who nabbed the Chinese poachers, saying they were only performing their duty.
"The action taken by the Philippine National Police yesterday in apprehending a foreign fishing vessel and a local fishing boat is in accordance with its duty to enforce environmental protection and wildlife conservation laws while upholding Philippine sovereign rights over our Exclusive Economic Zone," Presidential Communication Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a televised press briefing.
He reiterated the statement of the Department of Foreign Affairs that the case will be addressed in "a just, humane and expeditious manner."
The United States has aired its concern over the environmental implication of the incident.
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