"Restricted by law to hooks, nets, and other handgear, Filipinos fish in a protected area where they are prohibited from using explosives. Elsewhere in the South China Sea, blast and cyanide fishing, pollution, and coastal development endanger 80 percent of coral reefs."

From "South China Sea: Crossroads of Asia," December 1998, National Geographic magazine

图中的菲律宾渔夫正在一片禁止使用炸药的保护区域捕鱼，由于法律限制，他们只能使用鱼钩、渔网以及其它手动渔具。然而在南海，使用炸药和氰化物的捕鱼方式、各种污染以及沿海地区的开发对80％的珊瑚礁造成了危害。