Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship enters Yokohama port southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard over the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain.

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