The rapid expansion of the marine f

The rapid expansion of the marine fishery industry
since the early 1960s has put tremendous pressure on the
available resources in the Gulf of Thailand. The exploitation
of fish resources in the Gulf of Thailand has
exceeded maximum sustainable level and caused adversely
affects on the fish stocks in the Gulf, resulting in
the drastic decrease from about 300 to 30 kg/h. However,
another serious problem affecting fish resources is
pollution, especially in the inner Gulf of Thailand. It is
evident that the increasingly deteriorating conditions in
the marine environment of the inner Gulf of Thailand
have threatened the existence of several economically
important organisms in the area. Thus, better management
of marine resources is a prerequisite to any improvement
to the existing situation.