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Through some difficult times of their own. Japans coast guard Officials Say a crackdown on suspected chinese coral poachers appears to be working. For two months, theyve been monitoring and warning crews off islands south of tokyo. Now they say the boats have all gone. Nhk worlds Keiko Yamamoto reports. Reporter coast guard officials stepped up night time patrols over the ogasawara islands, 1,000 kilometers south of tokyo. They were keeping track of chinese crews taking advantage of the darkness to enter japanese waters. The officials first noticed the boats in the middle of september. Then they saw a dramatic increase late last month of more than 200. Translator poachers clear out the coral completely leaving nothing behind. I dont know when well be able to harvest coral like we used to. Reporter the chinese crews are believed to be targeting coral varieties known as precious coral. Jewelry made from it fetches high prices in china. Fishermen there cannot harvest it because it is a pr

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