Fishing Communities in the Philippines Are Fighting for their Future as Waters Rise. Climate; ... 95% by the same floods and storms that render coastal fishing communities increasingly hazardous.

Fishing employs over 1.6 million people, whose catch is the nation’s principal protein source, a daily bounty of some 12,000 tons. But it’s a relationship that has become increasingly strained.

MANILA, Philippines—The waves off the Philippine coast have always provided a lifeline for millions of small-scale fishers. But in recent months, a legal storm has threatened that lifeline. A ...

MANILA, Philippines—For generations, the Samar Sea has been a lifeline for coastal communities in Northern Samar and Samar provinces. Fishing is not just an occupation; it is a way of life, a ...

MANILA, Philippines — The waves off the Philippine coast have always provided a lifeline for millions of small-scale fishers. But in recent months, a legal storm has threatened that ...