{"id":85025,"date":"2026-06-12T12:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-says-spy-turtles-and-spy-fish-deployed-by-foreign-intelligence-agencies-snooping-in-its-waters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:26:09","slug":"china-says-spy-turtles-and-spy-fish-deployed-by-foreign-intelligence-agencies-snooping-in-its-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-says-spy-turtles-and-spy-fish-deployed-by-foreign-intelligence-agencies-snooping-in-its-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"China says &#8220;spy turtles&#8221; and &#8220;spy fish&#8221; deployed by foreign intelligence agencies snooping in its waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Foreign intelligence services are using &#8220;spy turtles&#8221; and &#8220;spy fish&#8221; to snoop on China, the country&#8217;s Ministry of State Security said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding&#8221; in the seas around China&#8217;s coast, the ministry wrote in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/awd00jnXu6wga_lO3DGG_Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on the WeChat<\/a>\u00a0social media platform. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, overseas spy agencies have been &#8220;continuously collecting and stealing sensitive maritime data through various new types of espionage equipment,&#8221; it said, including &#8220;spy turtles and spy fish.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/e41e6e97-b922-4c0e-af00-d49e44568ba4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8a662444b4b372ee18c0d24fffaf2b09\/gettyimages-1241172670.jpg#\" alt=\"World Oceans Day in China\u00e2s Guangzhou \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/e41e6e97-b922-4c0e-af00-d49e44568ba4\/thumbnail\/620x413\/8a662444b4b372ee18c0d24fffaf2b09\/gettyimages-1241172670.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/12\/e41e6e97-b922-4c0e-af00-d49e44568ba4\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/3df1b6745f68e6d073930898df0e403c\/gettyimages-1241172670.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A green sea turtle is seen during on World Oceans Day, June 8, 2022, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Stringer\/Anadolu Agency\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In certain Chinese waters, &#8220;relatively large living marine animals have been fitted with sensors to swim in specific areas, collect ocean data, and transmit it to overseas satellites,&#8221; the ministry claimed, without providing details on where the animals had been found or which nations they suspected of overseeing the alleged espionage.<\/p>\n<p>The other devices listed included &#8220;detection buoys,&#8221; &#8220;a new type of wave glider,&#8221; and equipment on ships.<\/p>\n<p>The post said foreign spy agencies had for years tried to analyze Chinese naval activities, create &#8220;underwater maps&#8221; of the country&#8217;s maritime coastline and monitor its offshore oil and gas deposits.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry urged researchers, fishermen and vessel owners to remain vigilant and &#8220;report suspicious devices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>China has previously rewarded anglers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/1176813.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for turning in alleged maritime spy devices<\/a>. Some have received up to 500,000 yuan (about $73,000) for their help, according to CBS News&#8217; partner network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-51130644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese ministry&#8217;s assertion isn&#8217;t the first claim of marine animals being deployed for sabotage. In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/beluga-whale-linked-to-russian-military-is-affectionate-fetches-rings-for-locals-in-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">speculation that it had been trained to spy<\/a><\/span> for the Russian navy.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow never issued an official reaction.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the British military said Russia appeared to be <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-training-dolphins-for-combat-in-ukraine-crimea-uk-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">training dolphins for combat<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to counter Ukrainian forces. 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