THE INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR LOCAL FISHERIES TO DRIVE COMMUNITY ECONOMY IN BANDON BAY, SURATTHANI PROVINCE

Abstract

          The objective of this research article was to 1) study the history of the community and community development along the Bandon Bay coast, 2) study the management of local fisheries in Bandon Bay, and 3) study the innovative management model of indigenous fisheries to drive the community economy in Bandon Bay, Surat Thani Province. The study was qualitative research by document data analysis, in-depth interview, and focus group. Key informants were divided into 1) community leaders, 2) local fisheries, and 3) community of 15 persons, by selecting a specific sample, content analysis, and summarizing the overview. The research found that: 1) history of the community was a fishing community in Ao Bandon as a trading center. the important city is Nakhon Si Thammarat city and Chaiya city by reforming the government called "thesapiban county government" and during the reign of King Rama VI gave this city “Surat Thani” is a “city of good people” and community development. The communities around Ban Don Bay were divided into 3 groups: 1.1) group with boats and tools, 1.2) group without a boat but with tools, and 1.3) group without boats and tools. Use equipment made from local wisdom such as swing, pontoon, and fish poaching, 2) Local fisheries management: such as 2.1) social aspect, 2.2) resource and environment aspect, 2.3) economic aspect, 2.4) food security aspect, and 2.5) policy aspect. And 3) innovative management model of indigenous fisheries to drive the community economy in Bandon Bay, namely 3.1) grouping and networking, 3.2) research knowledge development, 3.3) shared resource management, 3.4) ecosystem-based resource management, and 3.5) using knowledge and innovation drives the community economy; and 3.6) the use of data to monitor and assess the situation of resources.