In the same book of (DENR, et.al., 2001, p. 2-4). The fishing situation in the Philippines was studied. In the Philippines, as in the rest of the world, fishing systems are threatened with collapse or are generally overexploited. Global fish production has reached a plateau at 90 million tonnes/year. The Philippines' total fish production stabilized at around 2.7 million tonnes/year in the 1990s. The evolution of the fishing sector over five decades, i.e. from the 1950s to 'to today, shows the growth and decline of municipal fisheries. The continued decline in fish catches poses a serious threat to food security and leads to greater poverty and conflicts between commercial and municipal fishermen (DENR, et.al., 2001, p..