The Philippines is losing the equivalent of a fully loaded “jungle jet” of fish each day, according to a new study by marine advocacy group Oceana — a scale of decline that the organization and fisherfolk leaders said threatens the country’s food security, coastal livelihoods and the future of its fisheries. At the launch of its comprehensive audit, Oceana called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare a fisheries and food security emergency, warning that decades of weak enforcement and failed governance have pushed national fish stocks into what it described as “free fall.”

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