A Cure to Muro-AmiA Digital Scrapbook Presentation

By Eldrich Baluran and Jade March Ramos

Problem

From the title itself, the film ‘Muro-Ami’ depicts this illegal fishing practice as themain problem.

Muro- Ami

An Overview on Muro-Ami

According to wikipedia.com, Muro-ami

or kayakas is a Japanese-inspired

illegal fishing technique that is

performed by encircling a net

together with pounding devices.

These pounding devices are used to smash the reefs to force the fish to come out. The net serves as an illusion to the fish which is dragged across the ocean floor to trap the fish.

Effects of Muro-ami Fishing

Because Muro-Ami is done by

crushing the reefs to force the

fish to come out, the coral reefs

die, making the fish homeless.

The net worsens the problem by

trapping even the small fishes,

which will eventually reduce the

number of the fish.

Where is it Performed?

Muro-Ami is secretly done in some parts of Mindanao and Palawan. It is also performed in some Asian countries such as Indonesia

and Somali.

How Can We Stop Muro-Ami?

Though laws have been passed to stop this fishing practice, Muro-Ami is still secretly performed in various parts of the country.

One way to stop this is by reporting to the local authorities if one has witnessed such fishing practice being used by a certain person.

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