Date: 1-4 September 2015
Venue: Rayong
Province, Thailand
Objectives
1. To collect the additional data
in order to develop the academic paper for complete RIHN project.
2. To identify the coastal area of
Rayong Province, the situation of 3 zone; industry zone, tourism zone and
natural zone (mangrove area).
3. To discuss with Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)
on the conservation activitysupport to Fisher Groups
Result
1. Discussion with Muang District Fisheries Officer
Social team visit Muang District
Fisheries office to discuss with Ms. Pairat Jearat, Muang District Fisheries
Officer on the situation of Rayong Coastal zone
as result of the survey show that the fishing income and catch price differ in
each zone. She explained that the fishers in Industrial zone are active fishing
compare with the other zones.In addition, the factory of Industrial zone have
policy to support the communities in order to conserve and rehabilitate
fisheries resources as well as the fisher livelihood by provide fund to the
fisher groups for operating group activities such as crab bank, microcredit,
fish processing product and releasing fingerling. The factories also give
priority for job opportunity to the fisher’s children. After discussion, she
accompanies our team to visit Kao Yod Fisher Group to observe Crab Bank
activity.
2. Visit Crab Bank at Kao Yod Fisher Group
Crab Bank was established in March 2015 which
funding support from Department of Fisheries andMap Ta Phut Industrial Port.
There are 30 fishers involve in crab bank activity and they have donated crab
with eggs to crab bank around 20-50 crabs per day, the crab will put into tank
and waiting for its releasing eggs around two days, then release crab eggs into
the sea at night time 8 p.m. The group will sell crab to the middleman and the
income will keep for group administration
such as electricity bill and water supply etc. besides the group also collect
some eggs squid from the fishers waiting for hatching and release it to the
Sea. The Fishers think that the crab bank activity could help them to enhance
the swimming crab resources due to they can catch more swimming crab after 2
month starting this activity.
3. Discussion on Survey plan
The social team agree and confirm on the categories
coastal zone of Rayong into three zone; industry zone, tourism zone and natural
zone (mangrove area) that would analyst the result by zone. However, we will
collect more information on the trend of catch, trend of catch price, trend of
catch size from 5-10 years ago, No. of fishing gear used per trip and source of
additional income during low season. The planning decide to collect the data by
sample 3 fishers in each fisher group. We plan to discuss with the DMCR of
Rayong Province on the support program to the fisher group in term of
enhancement and rehabilitate fisheries resources.
4. Discuss with DMCR
The social team visited the Coastal and Marine
Resources Research Center of DMCR at Pak Nam Prasae, Klang district and met Ms.
Chalatip Junchompoo, Marine Biologist, she explained that the main function of
this office is the research work focusing on water quality, conservation and
rehabilitation of coral reefs, sea grass, sea turtle and endangered species.
Moreover, recently this research center implement the project on Monitor the
water quality in Prasae River through promoting community participation to
evaluate and improve water quality by using E.M.
(Effective Micro-organisms). Then, we visited the Coastal and
Marine Resources Conservation Center of DMCR at Phe Sub-district, Muang
District where emphasize on conservation and enhancement the resources, the
main activities are mangrove plantation, Installation of Artificial reefs,
Enforcement, Promoting Fish Enhancing Device and Fish house.
5. Collect additional data from the fishers
The social team collect the additional data from the
fishermen of 13 fisher group namely: Ao Makham Pom, Nern Kho, Rua Rop Luang Prasae, Municipal Klang, Khok Laem
Tien, Klong Ka Cher, Laem Rung Ruang,Kon Puk, Ban Kao Yod, Pakklong Takuan, Takuan Ao Praduu, Nong Fab and Payoon Fishers group, The main
information focus on catch, size, trend of price, fishing gear used and
additional income during low season. The total number of fisher respondents is
35 fishers and the results of
this survey conclude as follow:
1.
There are 31 fishermen agree that the fisheries resources are decreased
from last 5-10 years.
2.
For the price trend, 25 fishermen think that the price of catch is increasing
however, 7 fishermen said that the price of catch are not change from the past
and 3 fisher think the price is decreasing.
3.
Twenty four fishermen explain that the number of fishermen is increased, 6
of them said that it is not change of the fishermen engagement in fisheries.
4.
The main fishing gear of 25 fishermen is crab gill net follow by fish gill
net and squid jigging.
5.
The average number of Crab gill net that the fishermen use 6 set which
combine of 4-6 net and the length of net is around 100 meter/net.
6.
Most fishermen use fishing boat with length 6-7 meters.
7.
Most fishermen engage in crab gill net that they operate fishing whole year
during monsoon season if they cannot go for fishing because of the strong wind,
the fishermen will repair fishing boat and preparing fishing gear. Some
fishermen use fishing gear more than one type and they will change fishing gear
for appropriate season. There are 3 fishermen culturing green mussel.
8.
The main fisheries activities that fishermen involved are installation of
Fish Aggregate Devices and Artificial reefs, Release fish fingerling, Crab
Bank, Mangrove plantation and zoning.
9.
PTT Public Company Limited gave compensation to fishermen 30,000 baht after
oil spill in the sea near Samed Island. Some factory support fish house to
fisher group.
10.
The sea food price in the area is depend on the middlemen setting price
that related to market price with refer to demand and supply of sea food.
11.
Fifteen fishermen think that the size of target species was smaller than
the past and 12 fishermen said that the target size is not change.
