Managing Fisheries and Habitat Linkages in Thailand: the Prachuap Khiri Khan - Chumphon Fisheries Refugia

Identification of importance of the site to other species. 1983 notification extended closures to multiple species –led to large protests by fishers. Negotiations between Department of Fisheries and fishermen led to the area of the site being reduced (50,000 sq. km) and duration of spawning and nursery closures were reduced –areas managed for multiple species