PART I
The desk study (contd.)

Table 4.8 Inboard-powered craft by small-scale fishing gear and coastal zone, 1985 and 1995

Types of Fishing Method	1985						1995						% Change
	Coastal Zone						Coastal Zone						% Change
	I	II	III	IV	V	Total	I	II	III	IV	V	Total	I	II	III	IV	V	Total
Shrimp gill net	311	380	321	116	392	1,520	369	187	126	86	350	1,118	18.6	-50.8	-60.7	-25.9	-10.7	-26.4
Crab gill net	671	478	201	13	173	1,536	564	318	209	107	79	1,277	-15.9	-33.5	4.0	723.1	-54.3	-16.9
Other gill nets	114	248	295	50	118	825	77	113	217	78	166	651	-32.5	-54.4	-26.4	56.0	40.7	-21.1
Squid cast net with light	232	365	570	21	48	1,236	147	385	877	56	121	1,586	-36.6	5.5	53.9	166.7	152.1	28.3
Set bag net	22	28	1	-	47	98	10	23	-	2	35	70	-54.5	-17.9	-100.0		-25.5	-28.6
Trap	382	28	53	-	37	500	413	242	236	98	104	1,093	8.1	764.3	345.3		181.1	118.6
Push net	291	391	462	90	224	1,458	177	445	283	111	126	1,142	-39.2	13.8	-38.7	23.3	-43.8	-21.7
Lift net	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	33	8	22	32	132
Hook and line	143	80	74	110	187	594	143	79	37	85	60	404	0.0	-1.3	-50.0	-22.7	67.9	-32.0
Clam dredge	24	134	39	-	1	198	9	51	5	-	-	65	-62.5	-61.9	-87.2		-100.0	-67.2
Whole Kingdom	2,190	2,132	2,016	400	1,227	7,965	1,946	1,876	1,998	645	1,073	7,538	-11.1	-12.0	-0.9	61.3	-12.6	-5.4

Sources: 1) 1985 Marine Fishery Census of Thailand, p. 204–207

2) 1995 Marine Fishery Census, Whole Kingdom, p. 166–167

Note: The classification by SEAFDEC (1976) of small-scale fishery is of the following gear:

(1) pomfret gill net, (2) shrimp gill net, (3) other gill nets, (4) squid cast net, (5) cast net, (6) acetes scoop net, (7) scoop net, (8) white board for catching shrimp, (9) collecting shellfish, (10) others

Table 4.9 Main fishing gear by type and size of fishing boats, 1995

Main Fishing Gears	Unpowered Boats	%	Outboard-powered Boats	%	Inboard-powered Boats						Total	%
Main Fishing Gears	Unpowered Boats	%	Outboard-powered Boats	%	Under 10 G.T.	%	10–49 G.T.	%	50 G.T. & over	%	Total	%
1) Trawl nets			1,028	2.82	1,349	19.48	3,521	53.78	1,328	73.49	7,226	13.25
Otter board trawl	-		-		1,320	19.06	2,760	42.16	800	44.27	4,880	8.95
Pair trawl	-		-		29	0.42	761	11.62	528	29.22	1,318	2.42
Beam trawl	-		1,028	2.82	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	1,028	1.89
2) Surrounding nets	5	0.18	191	0.52	180	2.60	543	8.29	369	20.42	1,288	2.36
Anchovy purse seine	-		109	0.30	108	1.56	169	2.58	28	1.55	414	0.76
Mini Thai purse seine	5	0.18	82	0.23	1	0.01	1	0.02	0	0.00	89	0.16
Thai purse seine	-		-		17	0.25	250	3.82	208	11.51	475	0.87
Luring purse seine	-		-		14	0.20	35	0.53	65	3.60	114	0.21
Mackerel purse seine	-		-		34	0.49	76	1.16	32	1.77	142	0.26
Chinese purse seine	-		-		0	0.00	2	0.03	0	0.00	2	0.00
Bonito purse seine	-		-		1	0.01	9	0.14	36	1.99	46	0.08
Rocky fish surrounding net	-		-		5	0.07	1	0.02	0	0.00	6	0.01
3) Beach seine	47	1.66	107	0.29	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	154	0.28
4) Clam dredge	1	0.04	60	0.16	19	0.27	46	0.70	0	0.00	126	0.23
5) Lift nets	498	17.62	1,572	4.32	64	0.92	67	1.02	1	0.06	2,202	4.04
Anchovy stick held lift net	-		19	0.05	40	0.58	41	0.63	1	0.06	101	0.19
Black pomfret lift net	-		32	0.09	4	0.06	20	0.31	0	0.00	56	0.10
Crab portable lift net	452	15.99	1,177	3.23	14	0.20	2	0.03	0	0.00	1,645	3.02
Acetes dip net	24	0.85	71	0.19	0	0.00	1	0.02	0	0.00	96	0.18
Fish lift net	2	0.07	46	0.13	2	0.03	0	0.00	0	0.00	50	0.09
Other lift nets	20	0.71	227	0.62	4	0.06	3	0.05	0	0.00	254	0.47
6) Falling nets	205	7.25	708	1.94	749	10.82	940	14.36	22	1.22	2,624	4.81
Squid falling net	-		144	0.40	684	9.88	883	13.49	19	1.05	1,730	3.17
Anchovy stick held box net	-		1	0.00	62	0.90	57	0.87	3	0.17	123	0.23
Other cast nets	205	7.25	563	1.55	3	0.04	0	0.00	0	0.00	771	1.41
7) Gill nets and entangling nets	1,038	36.73	21,584	59.25	2,624	37.89	666	10.17	34	1.88	25,946	47.58
King mackerel gill net	-		46	0.13	27	0.39	119	1.82	19	1.05	211	0.39
Mackerel gill net	13	0.46	1,534	4.21	254	3.67	63	0.96	0	0.00	1,864	3.42
Mullet gill net	191	6.76	1,852	5.08	49	0.71	5	0.08	0	0.00	2,097	3.85
Whiting gill net	20	0.71	1,017	2.79	65	0.94	21	0.32	0	0.00	1,123	2.06
Crab gill net	110	3.89	5,797	15.91	1,085	15.67	192	2.93	0	0.00	7,184	13.17
Shrimp gill net	417	14.76	8,476	23.27	984	14.21	134	2.05	0	0.00	10,011	18.36
Cuttle fish trammed net	1	0.04	323	0.89	14	0.20	12	0.18	0	0.00	350	0.64
Mackerel encircling gill net	1	0.04	188	0.52	31	0.45	69	1.05	13	0.72	302	0.55
Other gill nets	285	10.08	2,351	6.45	115	1.66	51	0.78	2	0.11	2,804	5.14
8) Traps	489	17.30	4,793	13.16	842	12.16	249	3.80	2	0.11	6,375	11.69
Fish trap	107	3.79	795	2.18	32	0.46	12	0.18	0	0.00	946	1.73
Squid trap	2	0.07	1,214	3.33	585	8.45	228	3.48	2	0.11	2,031	3.72
Shrimp trap	84	2.97	886	2.43	1	0.01	0	0.00	0	0.00	971	1.78
Crab trap	252	8.92	1,251	3.43	204	2.95	6	0.09	0	0.00	1,713	3.14
Small grouper trap	31	1.10	606	1.66	16	0.23	1	0.02	0	0.00	654	1.20
Other traps	13	0.46	41	0.11	4	0.06	2	0.03	0	0.00	60	0.11
9) Bamboo stake trap	10	0.35	123	0.34	23	0.33	18	0.27	0	0.00	174	0.32
10) Set bag net	202	7.15	1,533	4.21	57	0.82	13	0.20	0	0.00	1,805	3.31
11) Push net	-		2,449	6.72	648	9.36	448	6.84	46	2.55	3,591	6.58
12) Hook and line	227	8.03	1,733	4.76	364	5.26	35	0.53	5	0.28	2,364	4.33
13) Miscellaneous	104	3.68	549	1.51	6	0.09	1	0.02	0	0.00	660	1.21
Whole Kingdom	2,826	100.00	36,430	100.00	6,925	100.00	6,547	100.00	1,807	100.00	54,535	100.00

Source: 1995 Marine Fishery Census, Whole Country, p. 36–41

Notes: 1) According to the Marine Fishery Census, small-scale fishery use no boats, unpowered boats, outboard-powered boats and inboard-powered boats of under 10 gross tonnage, whereas commercial fishery use inboard-powered boats of 10 and higher gross tonnage;

2) According to the SEAFDEC guideline, small-scale fishery use the following gear: (1) pomfret gill net, (2) shrimp gill net, (3) other gill nets, (4) squid cast net, (5) cast net, (6) acetes scoop net, (7) scoop net, (8) white board for catching shrimp, (9) collecting shellfish, (10) other. Large-scale fishery use the following gear: (1) otter-board trawl, (2) pair trawl, (3) Thai purse seine, (4) Chinese purse seine, (5) luring purse seine, (6) anchovy purse seine, (7) Spanish mackerel gill net, (8) mackerel encircling gill net, (9) bamboo stake trap.

PART IThe desk study (contd.)

PART I
The desk study (contd.)