Household Livelihood Survey of Coastal Fishing Communities in Thailand

The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) start a cooperative research project named “Coastal capability enhancement in Southeast Asia (CA)” in corporation with the SEAFDEC, EMDEC, Kasetsart University, and other related institutions/organizations. The CA Project composes of 6 components to study and develop the concept on “Area Capability” that can show how the ecosystem health can be harmonized with the welfare of the people who are directly and indirectly depend on the coastal fisheries resources. The household livelihood survey in coastal area is one part of the CA Project. This survey was therefore conducted in order to collect the baseline information of the fishing communities as well as to identify the status and structure of household livelihood in coastal area of Thailand. The sites of the survey are Rayong, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon Provinces. The household survey started from 2013 until 2014 by using the questionnaire that was developed and agreed by Socio-economic Section of SEAFDEC and RIHN. In 2015, social team is going to analyze the fishing household datasets