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Ecuador navy '''on alert''' as 260-strong Chinese fleet nears Galapagos Islands | Fox News
Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
They don’t care. They will eat anything, anywhere, owned by anyone. So you environmentalist are going to have to come to terms with China ignoring international norms.
A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the country’s navy officials said last week.
The Ecuadorian Navy said it has increasing patrolling to ensure the Chinese ships do not enter the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands, where 19th-century British explorer Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution, Reuters reported.
“We are on alert, conducting surveillance, patrolling to avoid an incident such as what happened in 2017,” Ecuador’s Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin said at a press conference. Three years ago, a Chinese ship was apprehended in the Galápagos Marine Reserve carrying 300 tons of marine wildlife -- mostly sharks, including the hammerhead, which is near extinction.
Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
Guayaquil, Ecuador: Ecuador's armed forces say dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet operating near the Galapagos Islands have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities.
Of around 325 ships still fishing in the waters near the ecologically sensitive Galapagos, 149 have at some point in recent months cut off communications, Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Darwin Jarrin said.
They don’t care. They will eat anything, anywhere, owned by anyone. So you environmentalist are going to have to come to terms with China ignoring international norms.