Artificial Reefs in Thailand. By Sakul Supongpan.
Abstract
This paper describes briefly the development of artificial reef installations in Thailand,
and the objectives, concept and background of artificial reef installations in South Asia. It also
reviews the ecosystem of the natural and artificial reefs, appropriated structure, material used,
design, places to install ARs, Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), sizes of ARs. Special
reference is made on the artificial reefs using train wagons and truck carrying household
garbage under the King’s Project on the coastal resource rehabilitation in Pattani and
Naratiwas provinces. Evaluation on the economic and social issues for fishers living around
ARs and the project implementation was described. Recommendations for further
development of ARs were made.
A case study of ARs installation in Petchaburi Province was raised as an example for
learning by practice. The methods for collecting data, data analysis for catch and effort of the
production around ARs areas, cost and benefit estimation as well as the altitude of the fishers
living around ARs areas were reported.