Now, we could barely catch enough for our own needs," says 59-year-old Carlos Rosaldo, who lost his house, his bangka (outrigger boat) and fishing nets.
He would catch enough for a feed and perhaps a couple of extra to put in the freezer but catching fish wasn't the main game.
He tried to throw the next pitch outside for a ball, but it caught enough of the plate for Markakis to slap it down the third-base line.
This makes it easier for the adults to catch enough fish for the growing young, and for the pups to learn how to catch fish.
"Before Haiyan, we were able to catch enough fish for us to eat and even sell so we could buy rice or oil.
A child from another school in the same village, Juan Ortega Secondary School, said that when his father fishes with dynamite he can catch enough fish for the family, the village, and even take it to his grandparents' village to share there.
"Otherwise there's just not enough surface area of the island to catch enough rain for freshwater to accumulate".
The entire group, including nonreproductive adults, which are usually older siblings to that year's pups, collaborates to catch enough fish for the young.
He said he had tried to go out twice in his 43-foot boat, the Bull's Prize, since the spill started, but could not catch enough shrimp to pay for the gas.
Most will lose their livelihoods because they do not catch enough fish to qualify for trap-net boats from the state, and they will face new restrictions on the use of gill nets, Ms. Chambers said.
