Village of Seaweed Fishermen - The Sulu archipelago ( Borneo)

• More people have travelled in to space than have ventured into the deep... In fact, humans have explored less than 10% of the oceans and have protected less than 0,5% of it. Of that small percentage, 80% are "protected" in name only.
• 60% of the global human population live within 64km (40 miles) of the sea. Fish from our oceans provide the principal source of protein for more than 1,000,000,000 people (estimated Jan 04)
• Around 90% of trade between countries is carried by ships, More than US$15 billion is spent by governments each year on subsidising fishing fleets