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Watch more on iWantTFC MANILA — The restoration of corals destroyed by Chinese vessels could take years, a marine expert said Thursday, after the government uncovered apparent damage to the marine environment and coral reefs in the Rozul (Iroquious) Reef and Escoda Shoal seabed in the West Philippine Sea. Vanessa Baria-Rodriguez, associate professor at the University of the Philippine Marine Science Institute, told ANC that a "totally dead reef" would achieve natural recovery after "several decades." But, she said, restoration efforts would shorten the recovery time. "We still have to check what are the species there because… different species of...
