fisherfolk have been using cyanide in Bajo de Masinloc to intentionally destroy the traditional fishing grounds of Filipino fisherfolk. Parts of the resource-rich lagoon has been destroyed.
China’s use of cyanide — especially in an area beyond their exclusive economic zone — is a clear case of illegal, unreported and undocumented fishing.
“The destruction of the marine environment is not just an attack to one country’s sovereignty … It is an attack on humanity.”
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/17/china-using-cyanide-to-intentionally-destroy-bajo-de-masinloc-bfar-1456…