Strategies for sustainable management of fisheries resources in Pasak Jonlasid Reservoir, Thailand through ecological and socio-economic assessment

Objectives

• To undertake an environmental characterization of the study area (including its natural resource endowments)
  
• To study the environmental implications of current as well as projected land uses in the study area and its immediate vicinities
  
• To assess the physical qualities of the water in the reservoir
  
• To determine the chemical quality of the water in the reservoir
  
• To assess biodiversity (fish, benthos, plankton, aquatic plants) n and around the reservoir
  
• To analyze the feeding habits of the key exploited fish species, in terms of diet composition and total food consumption both on an individual basis and the population basis
  
• To valuate the existing fish stocking systems in the reservoir
  
• To evaluate the potential for co-existence of a reservoir-aquaculture system of fingerling-rearing for re-stocking commercial species with an enhanced capture fishery
  
• To conduct socio-economic survey among villagers living in the area
  
• To assess the importance of the fishery resources in the reservoir to the surrounding rural communities.
  
  

Research Theme

• Biological Uses and Values

Activities

• Land use planning using land capability and suitability assessment techniques.
  
• Physico-chemical studies.
  
• Examination of the phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, aquatic plants and fish species.
  
• Aquaculture and system assessment.
  
• Baseline socio-economic survey will be undertaken.
  
• Data analysis

Expected Outcomes

• Database of living organism
  
• Establishment of basic knowledge about reservoir of ecosystem.
  
• Recommendations for sustainable reservoir management
  
• At least one scientific publication per subtopic to be submitted to an international journal
  
• Extension materials relevant to fishery resources management, reservoir-aquaculture system, eco-tourism.

Indicative Budget

• 100,000 euro

Duration

• Two years

Project site

• Thailand

ARCBC Remarks

• Valuation. Good project

Implementing Agency