Common - Pool Resources Based on Creating Sustainable Ecological Security: A Case Study of Local Coastal Fisheries in Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

The research article aims to study coastal resource management and Problems of local coastal fisheries to propose a management model based on sustainable ecological security for local coastal fisheries in Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi Province. This article employs a qualitative research approach, utilizing Participation Action Research-PAR and supplemented by collecting data from documentary research, In-dept interview and focus group. The findings indicate that prior to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) government, there were conflicts over coastal resources between local fishing boats and commercial fishing boats. After the NCPO government took office, stricter laws and penalties were enforced, prompting local coastal fisheries to begin conservation efforts, such as creating artificial fish habitats within the three-nautical-mile zone. However, the resource management Problems that remain unresolved include the ban on offshore fishing, the destruction of coastal seabeds by jellyfish trawlers, the lack of community unity in rule-making, pressure to reduce the coastal fishing zone, and inadequate representation of local coastal fisheries in participatory processes. The proposed model for common-pool resources based on sustainable ecological security includes the principles of common-pool resources, community self-governance, co-governance with government agencies, network management and resource user identification.