Small-Scale Fishery in Southeast Asia: A Case Study in Southern Thailand












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Heiko Seilert and Suchat Sangchan


RAP Publication 2001/19

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand

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Table of Contents


Foreword

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Geographic situation of the west coast of Thailand

3. Social and geographic background

4. Fishery characteristics

4.1 Fishery facilities in the bay of Phang-nga
4.2 Catch composition
4.3 Fishing effort and catch per unit effort
4.4 Income per unit effort
4.5 Expenditure and profit of Phang-nga bay fishermen
4.6 Net income per head and per day in a Phang-nga bay fishing household
4.7 Total profit earned in the Phang-nga bay with three types of gear
4.8 Total profit earned along the Andaman Sea coast with three types of gear
4.9 Total profit generated by small-scale fishery along the Andaman Sea coast
4.10 Total catch for three types of gear in the bay of Phang-nga
4.11 Total catch for three types of gear along the Andaman Sea coast

5. Alternative income-generating activities

6. Fishing activities and their social implications

7. Small-scale fishery along the Andaman Sea coast

8. Recommendations for proper small-scale fishery management ensuring sustainable use of marine resources

8.1 Gear
8.2 Cooperatives
8.3 Alternative income-generating activities
8.4 Shift from commercial to small-scale fishery

References

Tables (37-53)