This February 27, 2019 handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows marked giant clams in several piles made by Chinese militias at the shallow part of the Scarborough shoal, at the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen on Monday May 20, 2024 for the massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal fiercely guarded by Beijing's coast guard in the South China Sea and demanded an international inquiry to determine the extent of environmental damage in the far-flung fishing atoll. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)