The outboard motor is also very expensive. Formerly, our fathers used wooden paddles to take the canoe whenever they went fishing. These days it is becoming very difficult to paddle, because we must go long distances due to lack of fish in our seas. Our fathers told us that they did not go into the deep seas before coming down with a heavy catch. These days due to over-fishing, a lot of the fish stock has been depleted.
Some species are no longer available in our waters.
It takes several fishing trips for one to see or catch any of these rare fish. Some fishermen use dynamite and poisonous chemicals to get fish. This method is not good for us fisherman. We have formed a fishermen's watchdog committee to patrol the sea and the coast to determine if anybody is using dynamite or any other unprescribed method for fishing. The consequences of such methods are affecting every one of us.