| Author | Chea Vannaren |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RD-02-09 |
| Subject(s) | Fishery management Cambodia Stung Treng Citizen participation
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The project of the community-based fishery resource management has been working in
Siem Bok district of Stung Treng province, Cambodia since 1998. The project encourages
people to participate in natural fishery resource management by forming the village fishery
committee and the village fishery regulation.
This study aims to assess the fish contribution in household consumption and income in
alleviating rural poverty, the extent of people's participation in natural fishery resource
management, people's perceptions and attitudes and the factors influencing people's
participation. The research also explores the fishery management practiced by the local
fishery committee such as the enforcement of the local fishery regulation, fishery conflict
resolution, fishery awareness and extension and the problems of fishery resource
management by the local community. Based on findings, recommendations are formulated
for promoting and strengthening the community participation in natural fishery resource
management.
It was found that fish consumption contributes to 89 % of total meat consumption of the
respondent households. The average per capita fish consumption is 45.5 kg per capita per
year, which is higher than human minimal nutritional requirements, at the level of 32 kg
fish per capita per year as estimated for the fish-eating societies dietary component. The
income from fish contributes 46 % to total household income.
Villagers occasionally attend the project meeting and attendants often raise their opinion.
All respondents attended the village meeting on formulation the Village Fishery
Community Committee (VFCC) and setting up the Village Fishery Community Regulation
(VFCR). Villagers contribute to the project activities in term of information, suggestion
and voluntary labor for project activities. All respondent's households have been receiving
benefits from the process of community fishery project such as the reduction of illegal
fishing activities, increase of natural fish stock, increase food supply and income. Most of
the respondents do not participate in the process of project evaluation. There were several
factors that influenced people's participation in the project: social, economic and
institutional factors. All respondents indicate that fishery resource as well as fish
production are very important for their households and they perceived the very important
role of participation in natural fishery resource conservation. The level of people's
awareness towards fishery resource is low, but the respondents who attended fishery
training have higher and better fishery awareness.
Villagers formulated the VFCR to protect fishery resource from illegal activities. It has
given this authority to the VFCC members. It was found that the degree of the VFCR
enforcement by the VFCC is strong, which leaded to reduce conflicts by 60 % and the
illegal activities were reduced by 95 % if compared to the last five years ago. Although, the
fishery resource management by the local community has been encountering many
problems, which should be solved immediately. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Routray, J ayant K. ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Soparth Pongquan;Wickramanayake, B. W. E. ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Danish International Development Assistance
(DANIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |