Socio-Economic Survey at Phar Pone District, Ayarwaddy Region, Myanmar

Date: 25 – 29 October 2011
Venue:
Phar Pone District, Ayarwaddy Region, Myanmar

Objective
Socio-economic survey with small-scale fisheries at Phar Phone district, Ayarwaddy region, Myanmar

Timetable

25 October 2011

0715-0900

Leave from BKK to Yangon

1000-1200

Courtesy Mr. Kin Ko Lay, Director-General


Discussion with DOF officer on small scale fisheries in Myanmar

26 October 2011

0700-1200

Leave from Yangon to Phar Phone district, Ayarwaddy regio

1300-1400

Discussion on small scale fisheries at Fisheries office of Phar Phone district

1500-1700

Interview fishermen at Oauk Kwin village

27 October 2011

0900-1700

To interview small scale fishermen

28 October 2011

0900-1200

Take photo on fishing port, fishing gear and fishing boat

1300-1700

Leave from Ayarwaddy region to Yangon

29 October 2011

1805-1955

Leave from Yangon to BKK


Result

The survey was conducted by contracting with fisheries officer in Phar Phone District to make an appointment fishermen come to head of fishermen house and Phar Phone fisheries office for interviewing. The visiting of each fishermen house would spend a lot of time because fishermen house have far, hence, SEAFDEC team must go by boat.

DOF’s officer and SEAFDEC/TD called fishermen from 3 villages to interview, which the list of each village namely Oauk Kwin, Kala Htike and Kan Chaung. The total of questionnaire was 50 copies, divided into 18 fishermen from Oauk Kwin, 15 from Kala Htike and 17 from Kan Chauang respectively.

The main fishing gears of Oauk Kwin were gill net, drift net and trammel net, the target species were White pamphlet, Hilsa, Crocker, Pike conger, Threadfin and Tongue sole. The main fishing ground was far from shore around 4 miles. The main fishing gears of Kala Htike were long line and stow net, and fishing ground is far from shore about 10 miles. The main species of fishes were Pike Croaker, Ray, Giant Cat fish, Eel and Shrimp. The main fishing gear of Kan Chaung were trammel net and drift net, the main species were Hilsa, Crocker, Cat fish, Mango fish and Sea bass.



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