(Eagle News)—-Chinese clam harvesting fleets have returned to the South China Sea in force over the last six months after a drop-off  in activity from 2016 to late 2018, a think-tank said. According to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, the fleets, which “typically include dozens of small fishing vessels accompanied by a handful of larger ‘motherships,’” have also returned to Scarborough Shoal. “AMTI has not found clear evidence of new clam harvesting in the Spratly […]