Ways of Fishery Local Life: Processes of Participation in Management of Natural Resources in the Coastal Areas of the Upper Gulf of Eastern Area (Survey‪)‬

INTRODUCTION In recent time, there were problem situations of local fishery in each area of Thailand. As time went by, it would be more serious especially in destroy of natural resources on the shore as well as decrease of fish, the coral was demolished. In addition, the government officers were not able to control fisheries according to laws and regulations, the limitation on number of dragged purse net ship and pushed purse net to include appropriate level, couldn't achieve goal. Moreover, there was too much number in some kinds of instruments. Furthermore, there was ability in destroying aquatic animals and environment as well. Many kinds of the major sea fishery resource, were used inappropriately and unworthy. Besides, there was an impact from other fields of national development whether the industrial development, agriculture, tourism and community expansion. Although in reality or in practice, the public policy couldn't help resources on the shore to be revitalized very much since complex relationship and association of guidelines and related policy with fishery, resources on the shore and local fishery with a large number as well as responsibilities in great extent, were interesting to be studied in order to understand the problem clearer than the existing ones.