Executive Summary
This research report is a participatory action research (PAR) project to find
solutions of human right abuses in the region entitled “The Movement for Local
Fisheries’ Community Rights in Pattani Bay” which was aimed to present paths to
access community rights of local fisherman in Pattani bay by teaching issues and
situations of community rights for marine resources management and accessibility
for occupation, movement assemblage of accessing community rights, as well as
providing concrete policy suggestions. This participatory action research (PAR) and
qualitative research collected data with multiple methods, and parties using
knowledge sharing, workshop, subgroup interview, and observation. The data of
the study, then, were analyzed, synthesized, and concluded. The samples were
included 75 local fisherman, represents of occupational group, related
government agencies,
The result revealed that a different group in Pattani bay comprehended
and defined “Community rights” differently. That is, It can be seen that the local
fisherman sees the community rights as a holistic, while the government agencies
see as atomistic upon law and law enforcement, or policies, or administrative
organization of the state, This may result of 7 policy recommendations accessing
community rights in Pattani bay, which are 1) space allocation for sustainable
conservation and implementation, 2) promotion of learning legal and community
rights to all sectors, 3) cooperation of local community and government officers
monitoring Fisheries Law violation or bay encroachment, 4) enforcement latest
Fisheries Act, 5) reinforcement of the justice in judicial administration related to
dispute case offenders between local fisherman and entrepreneurs, 6)
occupational promotion to people and 7) the survey of needs and effects in a
long-term prior implementation.