US Expert: Images Show Chinese Ship Waste Endangering Reefs
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Chinese ships have dropped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, a U.S.-based expert said Monday. The dropping of waste has caused
algae to grow. The underwater plants have damaged
coral reefs and threatened the fish population in the area.
Satellite images over the last five years show how human waste, and other wastewaters have built up and caused algae in a group of reefs in the Spratlys area. In this place, Chinese fishing ships have