為保護海洋生物重要的繁殖地，菲律賓沿岸一帶禁止商業捕魚。保育團體透過衛星資料發現，近月因武漢肺炎，海上巡邏的數量減少，導致非法捕魚數量大幅增加。

To protect the important habitat and breeding areas for the marine life, commercial fishing is prohibited along the coastal area of the Philippines. with satellite data, a nonprofit group discovered there is a substantial increase in the number of illegal fishing because the marine patrols were reduced during the Coronavirus lockdown.

Lockdown allowed illegal fishing to spike in Philippines, satellite data suggest