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Sustainable Fisheries in the Andaman Sea Coast Of SUSTAINABLESUSTAINABLE FISHERIESFISHERIES ININ THETHE ANDAMANANDAMAN SEASEA COASTCOAST OFOF THAILANDTHAILAND SampanSampan PPPanjaratananjaratjarat TheThe UnitedUnited NationsNationsNations-Nippon--NipponNippon FoundationFoundation FellowshipFellowship ProgrammeProgramme 20072007 -- 200820082008 DIVISIONDIVISION FORFOR OCEANOCEAN AFFAIRSAFFAIRS ANDAND THETHE LAWLAW OFOF THETHE SEASEA OFFICEOFFICE OFOF LEGALLEGAL AFFAIRS,AFFAIRS, THETHE UNITEDUNITED NATIONSNATIONS NEWNEW YORKYORK Introduction • Fisheries have a long history in Thailand • Fisheries are important to Thailand in terms of: •Food/Protein •Social structure/employment •International trade • Fisheries in Thailand face severe problems requiring new and improved management efforts Contents 1. Thailand Fisheries Status 2. Andaman Sea Coast of Thailand Fisheries Status 3. Fisheries Framework • The Global Level • Regional Level • National Level 4. Conclusion and Recommendations Top Ten Producer Countries in 2004 Thailand Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Thai Fishery Production 1994 & 2004 capture aquaculture Year Year marine fresh water coastal fresh water million % million % million % million % tons tons tons tons 19941994 2.8042.804 79.679.6 0.2030.203 5.85.8 0.3460.346 9.89.8 0.1700.170 4.84.8 20042004 2.6352.635 64.264.2 0.2040.204 5.05.0 0.7360.736 1818 0.5240.524 12.812.8 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Marine Capture Fisheries in Thailand 1. Fishing in the Thai territorial sea and EEZ 2. Fishing outside the EEZ of Thailand • EEZs of other coastal States • High Sea Fisheries Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Myanmar (Burma) Lao The Bay of Bengal Cambodia Gulf of Vietnam The Thailand Andaman Sea 304,000 116,280 km2 km2 Indian Malaysia Ocean marine capture fisheries production 3 2.5 s 2 n o t 1.5 n llio i 1 m 0.5 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 The Andaman Sea The Gulf of Thailand Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Sustainable and actual fish yields in Thai waters in 1991 Actual Fish Sustainable Overfishing Area Yield Category Yield (tons) (%) (tons) Gulf of Pelagic 400,000 559,502 140 Thailand Demersal 750,000 1,261,185 168 Andaman Pelagic 50,000 166,628 333 Sea Demersal 200,000 491,292 245 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Fishing in EEZs of other coastal States • Over 2,000 vessels having licenses to fish in waters of Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia and Madagascar Thai boats and crews arrested by neighboring countries because they fished without a license Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations The causes for the illegal fishing • Thailand lost access about 300,000 sq. mile after EEZs proclamation of other coastal States • Boats and gear have high catch capacities • Overlapping of Thailand’s EEZ with neighboring coastal States Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Overlapping of Thailand’s EEZs with those of neighboring countries 1 2 3 Solution • Agreements on delimitation of overlapping border • Promote joint venture fishing with foreign countries • Control the fishers who seek to fish in EEZs of other coastal States without license Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations HighHigh SeaSea FisheriesFisheries Thai Tuna Vessels having licenses to fish in the Indian Ocean • 6 tuna purse seiners • 6 tuna longliners • 3 research training vessels Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Thai Tuna Fisheries production Annual Catch (tons) Year Purse Seiners Longliners 20002000 1,5301,530 385385 20012001 763763 387387 20022002 -- 9494 20032003 -- 253253 20042004 -- 514514 20052005 11,93511,935 280280 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Andaman Sea Coast of Thailand Fisheries Status Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Myanmar (Burma) Lao The Bay of Bengal Cambodia The Gulf of Andaman Vietnam Sea Thailand Indian Malaysia Ocean Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Fisheries in the Andaman Sea No. of fishers during peak No. of season Fisher GPP for fishery GPP/capita Province villag fisheries establish Family (baht) es Total Employee (mil baht) ment member Total 621 20,703 47,537 29,820 17,699 19,406 93,929 Ranong 59 2,279 6,471 3,051 3,402 4,439 78,856 Phang-Nga 132 4,667 9,382 6,964 2,418 2,569 104,053 Phuket 66 962 4,131 1,256 2,875 2,900 171,823 Krabi 116 4,908 9,205 7,502 1,703 1,253 81,282 Trang 132 3,789 8,459 4,739 3,720 3,948 76,165 Satun 116 4,098 9,889 6,308 3,581 4,297 73,026 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations The important group of fishing gears along the Andaman coast of Thailand 2004 Provinces Fishing gears Total Ranong Phang- Phuket Krabi Trang Satun Nga Total 2,210 256 330 283 127 393 821 Trawls 803 85 28 199 - 302 189 Surrounding nets 735 87 171 77 93 77 230 Trammel nets & Gill nets 666 80 131 7 34 14 400 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations BoatBoat && GearGear RegistrationRegistration Department of Fisheries Department of Harbours GEAR BOATS only significant fishing gear only inboard power boat • Missed match data • Many fisheries unlicensed, unrecorded (small scale fisheries) Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations FisheriesFisheries inin thethe AndamanAndaman SeaSea Commercial Fisheries Small scale fisheries • inboard power boat > 10 gt • fishing without boat • non power boat • outboard power boat • inboard power boat <10 gt Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations FisheriesFisheries inin thethe AndamanAndaman SeaSea Commercial Fisheries SmallSmall scalescale fisheriesfisheries • The owners have more than • More than one type of fishing one boat gear for alternative use • Middleman, investor • Take loans from middlemen • Related business (fishing port, • Fish catch sold to middleman ice plant, fish meal factory etc.) who control the price • Loans or revolving funds from • 75% of fishers are in debt related businesses Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations ProblemsProblems && StressStress FactorsFactors Problems Stress factors • Decreasing of marine resources • Tsunami 2004 19661966 238.9238.9 kg/hr.kg/hr. 19711971 105.3105.3 kg/hr.kg/hr. • Fuel crisis 19781978 64.664.6 kg/hr.kg/hr. • Violation of regulations & 20032003 43.743.7 kg/hr.kg/hr. illegal fishing • Conflicts among fishers Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Tsunami, December 26, 2004 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Fisheries damage by Tsunami Large Small fishing boat fishing boat Gear Fishing port (>10 m) (<10 m) Total 894 6,568 6,998 60 Ranong 304 536 97 25 Phang-Nga 369 2,195 1,150 24 Phuket 176 1,070 761 6 Krabi 18 1,246 1,694 - Trang 1 869 1,646 - Satun 26 652 1,650 5 Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations •• DOFDOF paidpaid cashcash compensationcompensation toto thethe ownerowner •• NGOsNGOs andand otherother donorsdonors replacedreplaced boatboat && gearsgears Replacement rate was above losses New entry •Selling boat or gear fishers •Touring boat More competition New occupation Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Fuel crisis Stop fishing Adaptation Saving fuel Increasing effort • Selecting fishing ground carefully • Increasing fishing sets • Reducing distance between setting areas • Increasing fishing days • Increasing fishing days • Increasing type of gears • Hauling hourly instead 4 hours/haul (trawler) • Transshipment catch and supply at sea • Using paddle • Changing fishing gear to lower cost of fuel • Using sail Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Catch much more trash fish better than catch nothing! Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations SolutionSolution Fuel Subsidies Sail & Biofuel Green Fuel Program • commercial boat • tax free • supply by tankers in continuous zone Purple Fuel program • small scale boat • special grade of fuel (lower sulfur dioxide) • 2 baht/liter less than normal fuel Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations Violation of regulations & illegal fishing • Encroachment within 3 km. from shoreline by commercial fisheries • Fishing during closed period • Illegal fishing gears • Illegal mesh size • Setting FADs illegally & obstacle transportation • Moving of boats from the GoF during closed period 15 April-15June Closing Area Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations The estimated cost of illegal fishing in the Andaman Sea Coast is over 100 million baht/year FisheriesFisheries LawLaw Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations TheThe GlobalGlobal FrameworkFramework • The LOSC • Chapter 17, Agenda 21 in 1992 UNCED • FAO Compliance Agreement • UNSFA • The 1995 CCRF • FAO International Plans of Action IPOA-seabird IPOA-sharks IPOA-capacity IPOA-IUU Thailand The Andaman Sea Fisheries Law Conclusion & Recommendations RegionalRegional FrameworkFramework • Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) • Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Program (BOBLME) • Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC) • Coordinating Body in the Sea of East Asia (COBSEA) • Southeast Asian Fishery Development Centre
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