Philippines Charges Fishermen for Alleged Turtle Poaching
Philippine authorities on Monday filed charges against nine of the 11 Chinese fishermen apprehended last week for allegedly poaching hundreds of endangered sea turtles in a shoal near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Prosecutor
Allen Ross Rodriguez
said that the Chinese fishermen face as many as 20 years in
prison if convicted for gathering "critically endangered" species, such
as the Hawksbill turtle. Read more : http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303851804579557493969255138
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