Table 2.

The main changes (over the last 10 years) which have affected people’s ability to achieve well-being

Changes over the last 10 years	Beach seine laborers	Beach seine captains	Male fish traders	Female fish traders	Spear/net fishers
Beach development	Negative	Negative		Negative	Negative
Creation of parks	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Decrease in catch	Negative	Negative
Lack of alternative jobs	Negative
Population increase	Negative
Pollution	Negative				Negative
Bad government policies	Negative	Negative		Negative
Increased no. of fishers		Negative
Gear restriction		Negative			Negative
High cost of living		Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Political instability			Negative
Environmental disasters			Negative		Negative
Poor fishing gear			Negative
Reduced seagrass and weeds			Negative		Negative
High fish prices				Negative	Negative
Cultural changes					Negative
Sea urchins					Negative