Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship (front) ties up at the dock of the Japan Coast Guard's regional office in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested for the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain.

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