In the Philippines, fishing is one of the best source of income particular people in the shoreline. Most of the shorelines here are already ripped off of fish due to massive illegal fishing. Though there are also shorelines that is being treated with respect, most of the shoreline with manufacturing industries installed near it are not being properly monitored by the authorities.
Fish Pens in particular is being abused, it has been aired that this fish pens in the northern part of the country are being manipulated by "big fishes," a term here for individuals with lots of connection in the government.
This fish pens when abused cause a reduction of oxygen in the surrounding area causing fish kill. A problem that most of the small and individual fishing folks will be the victims. Ordinary people could not report such cases because they know that no action will be done because the owner allegedly has a connection in the fisheries sector.
Since a cooperative organization is launched, only a bit of these problems (illegal fishing, dynamite fishing, over use of power) were minimized. This is a very obvious fact that support the reason why most of the communities in the nearby shore lives in shanties and in poverty.
In some part of the world, fishing also declined. Ice fishing in some part of north America has declined too. According to the news and some internet information, this is because the global warming, that some part in that place, ice fishing is no longer being done because of the tremendous heat brought by global warming.
This phenomenal problem continues to widen. The effects will be unbearable if these ice deposits continue to melt down. It not that the low lying places will be displaced, but also fishes living in this cold area will be no longer available. Though this will not happen in the near future, but sure this will happen soon.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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