Amidst Disasters: Taal Lake Fisheries at Present

Abstract

The Taal volcano eruption last January 2020 has brought various degrees of damage to the lives of Batangueños, especially to those living around the Taal Lake. Almost a year after the disaster and with the COVID-19 pandemic still looming, how are the people and their fisheries livelihood coping? Damaged residences and livelihoods, changed landscape, displaced families−all bear witness to the Taal volcano's fury. As a country sitting on the infamous "Ring of Fire," it has been a way of life for people to live with the threats of natural phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, a fair share of typhoons, and in rare cases, tsunamis.