The country faces possible fish shortage as some “240,000 kilos of fish are illegally taken from Philippine waters every single day Chinese fishing vessels massed at the West Philippine Sea [South China Sea],” according to the National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). The task force said the ships found around the Union Banks and Pag-asa Island were about 60 meters in length and could catch at least one ton of fish per day.

Roxas, P. (2021, April 16). Fish depletion feared in WPS. The Manila Times, p. A7.