Author: Chea Vannaren
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-02-09
Year: 2002
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2002
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Soparth Pongquan, B.W.E. Wickramanayake (Examination Committee Members)
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. Mo
Scholarship Donor(s): Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
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