The Sea Around the Philippines: Governance and Management for a Complex Coastal Ecosystem.

This article discusses the management of fisheries and marine ecosystems in the coastal waters of the Philippines. Changes to fisheries management and environmental stewardship programs administered by the Philippines government are described. indicators of the biodiversity of the Philippines and the degraded state of their coral reefs are considered. Challenges associated with the development of institutional protections that can ensure sustainable fisheries are framed in terms of the difficulties arising from poverty in coastal communities.