Objectives
1. To study
on fisheries management by coastal small-scale fishers group
2. To study
the structure of fish distribution from fishermen to middleman
Results
19
August 2013
Social team left BKK for at Baan Koh Teap (village no.7), Pak Khlong
Sub-District, Pathew District, Chumphon Province to observe on small-scale
fisheries. The main fishing gears are collapsible crab trap and bottom gill
net. The main species is blue swimming crab. This village is famous on crab
bank activity, which is one fisheries management approach. Crab bank system of this village is original
to other coastal areas in Thailand, almost of gravid crab for crab bank donated
by collapsible crab trap fishermen.
20
August 2013
In the morning, social team visited and reverenced head of Chumphon
Fisheries Provincial, Mr. Somyos Sukcharoen. Social team explained the
objectives of project and the survey. We got a lot of information on number of
fishing boat, fishing gear, total catch of each fishing gear by logbook and
type of fisheries management project, which DOF supported budget and material
to coastal area at Pathew District. After discussion with Fisheries Provincial,
we moved to Pak Khlong Sub-District, which we had appointment with Mr. Wara
Ket-umpai, leader of Pak Khlong Fishers Group. Social team had interview the
leader, 2 fishermen (group member), and 4 middlemen of Pak Khlong Sub-District.
The main fishing gears are squid castnet and the main species is Splendid squid
(loligo duvauceli).
21
August 2013
In the morning, social team met Mr. Pisuthi Kuthpaksri, head of Pathew
Fisheries Officer at Saphli Sub-District. He was counterpart with our team to
visit representative of coastal small-scale fishers group of Saphli Sub-District.
In addition, Mr. Narong had been leader of coastal small-scale fishers group of
Saphi Sub-District but his group was collapsed at last 10 years because
financial system is not transparency, one committee escaped with group’s
capital. The social team interviewed 2 middlemen and 3 fishermen of Saphli
Sub-District. The main fishing gear is bottom gill net, and main species is
blue swimming crab. In the afternoon, social team visited Bang son and Chum Kho
Sub-District with Mr. Pisuthi. The fishermen of two Sub-District are closely
friend because they used the same cannel to packing fishing boat. This cannel
is multipurpose for fishermen. It is for boat packing, transportation and fish
cage culture. The main species of fish cage culture is sea bass. About 10
fishermen of Bang-son Sub- District have fish cage culture in this cannel. We
interviewed one middleman from Chum Kho and 2 middlemen from Bang son.
22
August 2013
In the morning, SEAFDEC team visited Pak Khlong Sub-District, to
interview more fishermen and middlemen. We have interviewed more 3 samples of
fisheries management and 2 middlemen in village no. 3 and village no. 7 of Pak
Khlong Sub-District.
For Fish
distribution
1. Dry
squid in Pak Khlong Sub-District;
The main species in Pak Khlong Sub-District is squid by squid castnet
fishing gear. There are 5 small-middlemen in Pak Khlong Sub-District. They buy
fresh squid and making dry squid and then sent product to big middleman in Pak
Khlong Sub-District. There are 10-15 fishermen of squid castnet are under one
small middleman. Every morning, small middleman would buy fresh squid from
fishermen and make it dry about half day (depend on sun shine), this step small
middleman would engage women in village for cutting squid and dry. The rate for
cutting is 5 Baht per kg of fresh squid and rate for drying is 10 Baht per one
basket. Then they would bring product to sale big middleman by size selection
(10 sizes start from one inch to 10 inch) before sale but small middleman would
buy fresh squid from fishermen only 3 size.
2. Mud
crab in Saphli Sub-District;
Saphli Sub-District have a lot of mangrove forest and one main species
of this area is mud crab. There are two middlemen in Saphli Sub-District, who
buy mud crab from fishermen. After middlemen buy mud crab from fishermen, they
will start by; 1) selecting the best crab of male and female. The best crab
should be heavy weigh (if light crab, it will be culture to soft shell crab). 2)
good crab will be separated to male and female, 3) male crab will be selected
to 4 sizes, 200 g, 250 g, 300 g, and 350 g. 4) female crab will be selected to
4 sizes also, but the weight is difference by 300 g, 400 g, 450 g, and 500 g. 5)
cutting rope from mud crab and release to each box and put in tank with sea
water, this way will be removed mud from mud crab and make them to be stronger.
Some mud crab will sell at front of middlemen house. Trader from local market
will buy to sell at market.
