Proceedings of the Toward Further Development of Coastal Resource Management: Lessons Gained through Locally Based Coastal Resource Management in Pathew District, Chumphon Province, Thailand

Abstract

The Seminar on the Toward Further Development of coastal Resource Management: Lessons Gained Through Locally Based Coastal Resource Management in Pathew District, Chumporn Province, Thailand was held the local part on 19-21 February 2003. This part was arranged for Thai fisheries officers and fishers to gain tangible scenery of active and on-going coastal resource management project in Thailand. This may help all participants to assess and compare coastal resource situation between their authorized areas and project site areas. Representatives come from ASEAN-SEAFDEC member countries also attended the seminar at local part. All foreign representatives took this opportunity to understand and oriental outline and pattern of on-going coastal resource management in case of Thailand. An overall view of the Locally Based Coastal Resource Management Project in Pathew District (LBCRM-PD) action plan and implementation was presented. This was a guideline to introduce six major activities of LBCRM-PD project, which implemented in year 2002.