1.   Philippines reefs have been damaged by pollution, siltation and dynamite fishing.

2.   Dynamite fishing is illegal in Cambodia, but the lack of strong centralized authority in the country means that the law is impossible to enforce.

3.   As a result, dynamite fishing and other near-shore fishing practices have severely depleted its maritime resources.

4.   Destructive fishing practices like blast or dynamite fishing, cyanide and muro-ami have also been largely responsible for the current state of our corals.

5.   Dynamite fishing, in which explosives are used to kill and stun large numbers of fish, is common in Vietnam, despite a government ban.

6.   He said dynamite fishing is very popular around the island because poor fishermen cannot afford to buy trawlers for off-shore fishing.

7.   Last January, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai issued a decree banning dynamite fishing, but the practice has not stopped, the department said.

8.   The explosives are often used for dynamite fishing or well digging, while the empty shells are sold as scrap metal.

9.   Tsai said his office receives frequent reports of dynamite fishing by Chinese boats, which poses a severe danger to both the marine environment and other fishing boats.

10.   The damage was also due to the improper construction of seawalls and the destruction of coral reefs due to dynamite fishing.