A list of 68 formal
enterprises was compiled for Phuket and 76 for the GBR. The longtail boat enterprises in Phuket were contacted with the assistance of Thai researchers from Prince of Songkla University and the Phuket Marine and Coastal Resource Conservation Centre in 2009 had been interviewed. In total 48 enterprises on the GBR, 57 longtail boat enterprises, and 46 formal enterprises in Phuket were surveyed.