PUERTO PRINCESA: A Philippine court on Monday found nine Chinese fishermen guilty of poaching and environmental crimes for fishing in disputed waters, in a case that has strained relations with China.

The nine, arrested in May, were fined $100,000 each for poaching with an additional P120,000 fine for catching an endangered species, prosecutor Allen Ross Rodriguez said in the town of Puerto Princesa on Palawan island.

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