Abstract:
Central to this study are the socio-economic effects of commercial fishing
along Tayabas bay focusing particularly among fishermen in Brgy. Dalahican,
Lucena City. The institution and the structural problems that are so tremendous
in the area such as the encroachment of large commercial fishing that migrate
within the municipal waters, deficiency in the government support, inadequate
enforcement of laws due to dysfunctional law enforcers, and the exploitative
market system, cause the socio-economic marginalization of municipal fishers.
The institutional and structural problems laid down in this study are based
on what most fisherfolks lamented and the researcher's observation and data
gathering in the area. In line with this, recommendations were made in the final
part of the paper to redirect the course and guide the municipal fishers to the
road of progress.
