2019-01-012019-01-012003p. 353-364. Assessment, management and future directions for coastal fisheries in Asian countries. WorldFish Center conference proceedings; 679832346223https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2139A mass-balance model of the trophic structure of San Pedro Bay, Leyte Province, Philippines was constructed using the Ecopath modeling software. The model is composed of 16 ecological groups (13 consumer, 2 producers, 1 detritus groups). The input parameters were obtained from the resource assessments studies conducted in 1994 - 95 and the biomass of Leiognathidae, an important group of small demersal fishes was estimated from trawl survey data using the swept- area method. The model indicated that the average trophic level of the fishery catches is 3.25.application/pdfCC BY 4.0Book Chapter