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00:00 The Chinese militia vessel in Recto Bank was spotted
00:05 and the dead fish in Rizul Reef
00:08 in the new mission of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the West Philippine Sea.
00:13 First news, Chino Gaston.
00:16 The Chinese fishing militia vessel was spotted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
00:26 or BFAR, which brought crude oil to the Filipino fishermen here in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea.
00:32 Even though Recto Bank is inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines,
00:37 which is said to be rich in oil and natural gas,
00:40 the Filipinos say that the Chinese fishing vessels are always there,
00:45 but they don't know about them.
00:48 They also don't see these fishermen.
00:53 We were with the Chinese vessels near BFAR.
00:57 This is how the Chinese fishing militia looks like when you get close.
01:02 They are gathering, but they are not fishing.
01:04 And most of them are not leaving the exclusive economic zone of our country.
01:10 On the second day of the refueling mission, the China Coast Guard vessel 4202 arrived.
01:21 According to BFAR, it came from Iungin Shoal.
01:24 It is one of the always with the Philippine Coast Guard and AFP resupply vessels.
01:30 And on this day, it brought down two rubber boats and surrounded the BFAR vessel.
01:36 It was a chance for these to get close to the Chinese militia vessel.
01:42 In the mission of BFAR and PCG, 22 large boats were given free crude oil.
01:49 While the boats were refueling, BFAR and I were with them in their inspection of the nearby Rosul Reef.
01:56 This is where the vast part of the coral reef was submerged,
02:00 where some dead coral formations were dead and turning white, as if they were hit by the wind.
02:06 It was also seen in the underwater video that the color and type of the crushed corals
02:12 that were hit by the waves were different from the coral reefs of the reef.
02:14 Despite this, there are signs that the coral reefs are recovering.
02:18 There are clownfish that were caught in its sea anemone and small fish that returned to the dead corals.
02:24 In those parts, I think we need further verification on those things.
02:29 According to the fishermen, out of the 10 fish aggregator devices that were placed in the recto bank on April 4,
02:36 only six are left.
02:38 They did not know if it was cut by the fish.
02:41 Out of the 10 fish that were placed in the recto bank, only six were left.
02:46 We were also surprised because there were boats there, the long line, I think.
02:53 Could it have been cut?
02:56 Maybe. Because the fish won't be cut if their long line is not cut.
03:02 Those reports are still subject for verification, sir.
03:05 But other than that, sir, the factors are like that, sir. We can say that it was cut by the fish, sir.
03:11 Not necessarily that someone cut or removed it, sir.
03:14 What are these fish and why are they important to the fishermen?
03:19 The BIFAR rubber boat was washed and we will go to the so-called fish aggregator device or fish aggregator,
03:26 to see what is the real effect of this on the fishermen who go here to get the sea anemone.
03:34 [Water splashing]
03:39 There are leaves of nyog at the end of the bay where the small fish gather,
03:47 which will bring bigger fish to eat.
03:51 And not only fish go to the bay, but also dolphins that we saw roaming around this part of the sea.
04:00 This is the first news, Chino Gaston for GMA Integrated News.
04:06 [Music]
04:09 [Foreign Language]
04:21 [Music]