PHILIPPINES: Population and fishing problems 'tied together'

Updated September 18, 2007 20:15:41

In poor coastal areas of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, a strong link has been drawn between over-fishing and over-population. With population pressures driving the over-exploitation of fishing grounds, the two problems have to be dealt with together.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell
Speakers: Heather D'Agnes, a population and environmental adviser with the American aid agency, USAID