4. Size selection and process of debate on draft of area demarcation
Figure 5 displays positions of area demarcation where the committee and the local officers joined in marking the
positions. Areas 1 and 2 are for shellfish culture. Areas 3 and4 are for monsoon avoiding places. Areas 5 and 6 are for
fish cage cultures. The local officers and committee adjusted the position of the areas to be areas as see in Figure 6 that
areas 1 and 2 were combined and enlarged, therefore, area 5 and 6 were also combined together. However, objective of
each area still remains the same as specifiedin Figure 5. Theprocess ofdebate of areademarcation has twobasic steps
at local community level. The first stepis at village-step. The Figure 6 reachedlocalpeople’s agreement that local officers
presented this figure at the village meeting in all villages of the community. The second step is at sub-district step. After
reached the local people’s agreement, provincial fisheries officer, Ao.Bo.To. members and committee would finalize local
people’s acceptance of Figure 6. Then, the provincial fisheries officer will propose the area demarcation to the office of
the Chumphonprovince andthengetan approval from thecabinet toproclaim in theprovince.