| The name of the Pescadores (or fishermen») Islands, wedged between Taiwan and China, recalls the Spanish colonizers of the sixteenth century. This wreck, suspended between the sea and basalt, bears witness to the density of sea traffic in Taiwan, which has the fifth biggest port facilities in the world. On January 14, 2001, a Greek oil tanker sank close to the Lungkeng marine nature reserve, in the south of the island, wiping out coral and fish for several years. Taiwan’s coral reefs, one of the ten places in the world where coral is found, are among the richest, with 300 species of coral and 1,200 of fish. But they are less threatened by oil spills than by destructive fishing methods that make extensive use of dynamite. Worldwide, 27 percent of coral-bearing zones have been destroyed, and a further 14 percent are expected to meet the same fate within 10 to 20 years. |
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