00:00 Fishermen are calling for the government's help
00:05 because they are experiencing a crisis due to black sand mining in their area.
00:10 According to the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council,
00:14 the Chinese are mining 10 ships in their area.
00:20 They caught the last 300 kilos of fish,
00:23 now it's only 3 to 4 kilos because of black sand mining,
00:28 which is making it difficult for more than 10,000 fishermen in Aparit.
00:32 The MFARC is asking for the government's help
00:37 and if possible, to remove the ships that are mining in their area.
00:44 We want to remove them from our area so that more fishermen can come here.
00:51 The fishermen are saying that they are losing hope.
00:59 They are losing hope because our fishing boats are still there.
01:06 We are not going to go there because the boats are still there.
01:11 They are not operating anymore. They are just resting.
01:14 (upbeat music)
