And where the refugee boats go, local fishermen follow, lining up on shore to jockey for their engines, hoping to resell them at a profit.
These are just dudes in a room that are about to make a decision that changes were boats can go, where fishermen can go.
It also noted that the 12,000 jobs created each summer by Bristol Bay's salmon industry go to fishermen not just from Alaska but from Washington and other nearby states as well.
Thus Malapascua's day-to-day life is still intact, with kids playing on the beaches before school, fishermen going about their business and women collecting shells throughout the day.
The results of this have been bad for everyone: rapidly declining fish populations and fishermen going out of business.
"We've often said that we'll know that we've made it when you go to Fisherman's Wharf and you can buy a T-shirt with the airship and the Golden Gate Bridge".
We went to Fisherman's Wharf, because we didn't know what else to do.
Caution: They get asked this a lot and could tell you to go to Fisherman's Wharf (popular tourist attraction).
The foundation is a national children's educational charity, providing funding for education for "needy" British children of Merchant Navy seafarers, professional sea-going fishermen and RNLI lifeboat crew members.
So these are not small operations, not a few farmers sneakily chopping down a few trees to augment their subsistence income, or the odd fisherman going over his quota.
A fisherman going fishing for tuna will not be looking to catch other fish.
