Global fish catch estimates show a downward trend,declining by about 360,000 tonnes every year since 1988. This is a result of the degradation of coastal areas, from detrimental human activity and overexploitation of resources in the Philippines, where more than 50 percent of the population depends on fish for dietary protein, there has also been a significant drop in the fish catch. Fishers who caught 20 kilograms per fishing trip 30 years ago are nowo catching less than 2 kilograms per trip.
