“The result of overfishing in South and Southeast Asia are that coastal fish stocks have been severely depleted. Resources have been fish down to 5-30 percent of their unexploited levels. Such declines down have increased poverty among coastal fishers who are already among the poorest of the poor in developing Asian countries. Overfishing has also reduced the contribution of coastal fisheries to employment, expert revenue, food security and rural social stability in these nations. The trends (resource decline, increasing poverty and impaired contribution to national development) are expected to worsen as coastal populations increase, unless remedial action is undertaken.”