Date: 24-27 February 2016
Venue: Sakon
Nakhon Province, Thailand
Objectives
1. Present
the results of satisfaction on Co-management project at Nam Oon Dam; and
2. Monitoring
and evaluation on number of illegal fishing, after establish close season measurement;
and
3. Monitoring fish catch by logbook with
fishermen and middleman; and
4. Monitoring on conservation and
prohibit area in Nam Oon Dam, which under proclamation process by Head of
Provincial; and
5. Follow up all co-management
activities by fisheries communities
Result
Meeting
at Nam Oon Dam Fishery Management Unit
SEAFDEC/TD, DOF from Head Quarter and Local
Fisheries Officers of Nam Oon Dam Unit organized the meeting at Nam Oon Dam
Fishery Management Unit on the plan of this trip. The meeting
discussed on the work plan that conducted in the 4 points with 16 communities.
At the meeting, SEAFDEC would present on the result of attitude and satisfaction
on co-management measure of close season including the fish catch logbook that
were collected from last trip in Nam Oon Dam. Moreover, DOF would present the
fishers on new Thai fishery laws as well as the progress and way forward of Nam
Oon Dam. In addition, DOF would also release Giant tiger prawn and Mekong giant
catfish at Baan Thai Charean and Baan Na than respectively.
Meeting
and Discussion with Fisheries Community
The meeting was organized at 4 points along the Nam
Oon Dam. In each point, the meeting started by introducing the
DOF and SEAFDEC staff. Then, Mr. Surachai Sermsuk, Head of Nam Oon Fisheries
Management Unit mentioned about the progress of the Nam Oon Dam project since
started 2014 cooperated with fishers to establish the community's rule. After
that, SEAFDEC staff presented on the result of attitude and satisfaction on
co-management measure of close season including the fish catch logbook that
were collected from last trip.
The result from
the satisfaction questionnaire show that 89% of the respondents agree that the
fish product is increasing and 76% agree that fish has bigger size. The respondents
(96%) satisfied to move the period for prohibited the fishing ground from 16
May-15 September to be 16 April-15 August. 97% of the respondents satisfied on
the conservation areas and close season for spawning ground. The respondents
more than 90% also satisfied on the fishing gears measure that prohibited
during the close season and allow some fishing gears for every 10, 20, and 30
in each month. Furthermore, the income of the respondents (91%) increasing
after announced the community's rule. The respondents satisfied the
implementation by DOF in order to promote and announce the new measurement at
Nam Oon Dam including to control the illegal fishing by patrolling. In
addition, the respondents suggested that DOF should release fish and establish
more conservation area including clearing on the conservation boundary in Nam
Oon Dam.
For the catch volume, SEAFDEC and DOF made the catch
logbook and distributed to volunteer fishers to record their catch fish in
every fishing day. The first period was before close season (1 March-15 April
2016) that had been collected, analyzed and inform to the fishers. The second
period was after close season (16 August-14 November 2016), 32 volunteer
fishers recorded their fish catch into logbook. In this trip, SEAFDEC presented
the fishers on the result of second period. The result show that main fishing
gears of point No. 1, 2 and 4 are gillnet and longline while point No.3 are
gillnet and trap. Total
catch of four points is 9,546.8 kg which the highest volume is point No. 1
(2,635.5 kg) but the total catch per trip is point No. 3 (8.7 kg/trip).
Table 1 The catch volume of each point
|
Point
No.
|
Villages
|
No.
of volunteer fishers
|
Total
catch
|
No. trip
(3 months)
|
Total catch
(kg/trip)
|
|
1
|
Baan
Na than, Baan Hui bun, Baan Na Lao, and Baan Nong Phue
|
8
|
2,635.5
|
312
|
8.4
|
|
2
|
Baan
Kok Manow, Baan Nong Phaktiam, Baan Klang, and Baan Kok Sung
|
8
|
2,567.0
|
333
|
7.7
|
|
3
|
Baan
Thai Charean, Baan Na Kham, Baan Nong Pling, and Baan Kud Takap
|
8
|
2,441.5
|
282
|
8.7
|
|
4
|
Baan
Dong Kum Pho, Baan Na Chuak, Baan Nong Bua, and Baan Klouy Pakuay
|
8
|
1,902.8
|
226
|
8.4
|
|
Total
|
32
|
9,546.8
|
288
|
8.3
|
|
The result can show the main species in each point.
At point No. 1, the main species are Mud crap and Silver barb. While point No. 2,
the main species are Mud crap and Spotted featherback. The main species at
point No. 3 are Nile tilapia and Silver barb. The main species at point No. 4 are
Silver barb and Indian river barb. For fish utilization, most
of the respondents sell fish by themselves and sell to middlemen. They also
keep some fish production for their consumption by processing (such as dry
fish, fermented fish). In addition, after presented the result of the
survey, DOF kindly presented on the new Thai Fishery law including the
punishments for illegal fishing.
Furthermore, there were fish and shrimp releasing in two
communities. DOF released Giant tiger prawn at Baan Thai Charean and Mekong
giant catfish at Baan Na than. This activity can encourage local fishers to
participate and increase their awareness on the importance of resources.
