Ocean Sentry
(From afp.google.com) Tungsha, Taiwan – Chinese fishermen have been accused of poaching in Taiwan”s first marine national park where authorities here say their destructive methods are endangering the area”s ecology. The scourge of boats scouring the seabed for food destined for Hong Kong restaurants is combining with global warming as a major cause of coral reef bleaching, they say.
“They have been using illegal methods like poisons, dynamite and electricity to exploit marine resources in the region,” he added.
“Smaller fish and corals were destroyed by the poisons, largely cyanide which is easily available in China”.
As part of its ocean conservation efforts, Taiwanese government inaugurated the Tungsha Marine National Park in January 2007 with its work centred on the monitoring and conservation of the local ecology.
