Main fishing gear in Thailand was otter board trawls. More than 70% of the total Thai fishing vessels had been using this fishing gear, as well as push net which was restricted targeting for demersal resources. Due to the 2.5 cm fine mesh size, juvenile economic species had been caught...
The existence of excessive fishing capacity is globally recognized by resource managers as a major problem for fisheries, which is responsible for the degradation of fishery resources and for significant economic waste. Lately, the measurement of fishing capacity and capacity utilization has become more important due to the various national...