And I think it is really the way to go. How one puts them as part of the overall context of the management regimes that are put in place in the local areas, of course, is a distinct challenge that must be faced. We have been in the Philippines introducing fisheries management counsels, for management of specific areas. And NGO's play a vital role in those councils when they are represented to voice the side of the disadvantaged, and to voice the side of the environment and sustainable development in the decision-making debate that goes on in those councils. It is a major source of protein.
Seafood is a very important source of protein for the Philippine population.
So it is the major source of animal protein for the Philippine population. Apart from its nutritional value, as a source of food, it also is a major source of livelihood for many of the people in the coastal areas. So it is a major source of employment for people, a major source of livelihood for them, and a major source of valuable foreign exchange in a country that is facing the Asian financial crisis and is trying to squirm of its external debt bill. There have been studies of the links between mangrove health and the productivity of coastal waters. The mangroves are main nursery and feeding rounds for many of the coastal fish that we are dependent upon.