a tourism industry within the--within that area, whether it's divinng, whether it's, uh, deep sea fishingng, something that can be brought to the coast, and created, locally, that can help create a more diverse, uh, economy for the workforce. >> because the lobster industry is the largest indndustry alalong the coast, the industry wields a lot of power. and until there's international pressure, or internal pressure, or private sector investment in alternatives, i don't think ththat--that lobsteter diving, commercial lobster diving, as it existts today, is going to end. >> internatational organizations have attempted to catalyze change in ththe region,, bringing together small-scale fishermen, commercial divers, the lobster industry, and government agencies to promote a conversion tto trappingng. but nearly all e efforts for industry reform have been met with strong resistance and lacack of incenentive to ch. >> [speaking spspanish] >> with few economic alternatives along the coast and the absence of government or internanational pressure to cocomply, commercial lobster diving is likely to p