Fishermen weigh in on controversial ban that will shake up industry: 'It reaffirms the rights'

In response, House Bill 5606 was filed in an effort to restore exclusive fishing rights for small fishers. The bill would ...
WRAL

In the Philippines, Dynamite Fishing Decimates Entire Ocean Food Chains

BOHOL, Philippines — Nothing beats dynamite fishing for sheer efficiency. A fisherman in this scattering of islands in the central Philippines balanced on a narrow outrigger boat and launched a bottle ...
Panda

Pa-aling fishing stopped in the Philippines

A massive shipping vessel — capable of removing 10–20 per cent of an area's fish standing stock — was found fishing illegally in one of the Philippines' protected marine parks. Apo Reef, the ...
CNN

Threatened by supercharged storms and rising oceans, Filipino fishing communities are fighting for their lives

Simplicio Calicoy was celebrating his birthday outside his daughter’s home on Maliwaliw Island in the Philippines when strong winds started to whip around them. The fisherman and his family rushed ...