Community-based Fisheries Management in Phang-nga Bay, Thailand - BOBP/REP/78

Nickerson, D.J.

Community-based Fisheries Management in Phang-nga Bay, Thailand - BOBP/REP/78

Phuket, Thailand; 14-16 February 1996

Year of publication 1998

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages p. 227

Author Nickerson, D.J.

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number REP78

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document reports the outcome of the Workshop aimed to build a common understanding among the key participants from the Department of Fisheries (DOF) of Thailand, the fishers and village leaders, universities and NGOs, of the importance, benefits and constraints, roles and responsibilities, and needs for flexibility in undertaking the new approach of ‘partnership in management’ under the DOF/BOBP Community-based Fisheries Management (CBFM) Project in Phang-nga Bay, Thailand. Another object ive was to build a consensus among the key participants on the objectives, issues for management and general approach for implementation of the project. Presentations on the status and trends of fishery resources, the ecology, socioeconomics, opportunities for women’s involvement, as well as fisher’s own knowledge of the Bay were presented and are contained in this document. Recommendations of the Workshop include: organization of a CBFM management framework; establishment of a revolving fund ma naged under the CBFM framework with funding sources from NGOs, Government of Thailand, and fishers’ profits; and provision of training and information services for awareness building. It was recommended that the priority issue to be addressed was to develop approaches and measures to effectively execute and enforce the fisher community ban on push nets and trawlers. The early results of the CBFM project after the workshop are also given.

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Nickerson, D.J. (Ed.). 1998.Community-based Fisheries Management in Phang-nga Bay, Thailand. Proceedingsof the National Worskhop on Community-based Fisheries Management organizedby the Department of Fisheries of Thailand, FAO and the Bay of BengalProgramme, Phuket, Thailand, 14-16 F b e ruary 1996. FAO Regional Office forAsia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 1998/3 (BOBP ReportN o . 78), 227p.

Language English

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