The fish processing industry in Thailand

1988

Development in minced fish technology in Thailand has involved the improvement of machinery to replace manpower, the development of new processing techniques and the improved utilization of underutilized species. Socio-economic factors are examined, considering the increase in price of raw material, an increase in employment and consumer benefits. Technology transfer is also outlined

1984

1987

During the time when initial work on this manuscript began, both authors were affiliated with Kasetsart University in Bangkok. The first author was there as Research Associate of the Agricultural Development Council (A/D/C) and was a member of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The second author was a Research Associate at the Asian Institute of Technology and a graduate student of Dr. Panayotou who conducted his thesis research on Thai fisheries. Both authors and publishers are indebted t o several anonymous colleagues, including several in Thailand, who kindly reviewed the manuscript and made a number of constructive suggestions, many of which have been incorporated in the final text. Final responsibility for contents of the publication remains with the authors. REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE There are literally hundreds of studies on technical and biological aspects of the Thai fisheries, particularly of the demersal resources and the trawl industry. Very few studies, however, investigate the economics and management of the industry and even fewer attempt to integrate the economic and biological aspects of the fishery and determine the optimality of the prevailing allocation of resources. Here, we will review, chronologically and selectively, only the latter group of studies since the former are too numerous and too specialized t o be reviewed. Since, however, we built on the findings of these (technical and biological) studies we will have cause to refer to some of them in later sections of the study. One of the first economic studies of the Thai fisheries is by Huvanandana (1973) who estimated production functions for the Indo-Pacific chub mackerel (Rastrelliger) fishing industry. He also estimated and compared the costs and earnings of Thai and Chinese purse seines and encircling nets and concluded that the latter was the more profitable gear for exploiting the Indo-Pacific chub mackerel. The Department of Fisheries (DOF) has conducted three cost-and-earnings studies for the trawl fishery, the first in 1969 (unpublished), the second in 1974 (DOF 1974) and the third in 1977 (Rientrakt 1979). The 1969 survey found profits across the board while the 1974 survey reported that all sizes of vessels suffered losses except for the large otter and pair trawlers (> 1 8 m long). In contrast, the 1977 survey found that all sizes of vessels earned substantial profits except for small otter trawlers (< 1 4 m). A more recent survey by the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE 1983) found that large trawlers continue to enjoy high profits. Chapter 5 analyzes and interprets the results of these surveys. Marr et al. (1976) made a detailed review of the fisheries sector in Thailand, including profitability analysis (based on the 1969 and 1974 DOF surveys), determination of maximum sustainable yield, investment requirements and institutional arrangements. It is one of the first studies to recognize the dualistic structure of the sector, to draw attention to the misallocation of resources and the encroachment of foreign fishing grounds and to recommend remedial policies. While the study did not receive the attention it deserves, it has drawn attention to economic and other factors beyond the conventional biological and technical aspects of the fishery and has stimulated further studies. The findings of this rather dated study will be compared with ours in the relevant sections. Vattanavengpanit (1979) estimated the supply and demand functions for marine shrimp. The price coefficients of both the supply and domestic demand were found to be statistically insignificant. In contrast, the coefficients on both price and income were statistically significant in the case of export demand. Panayotou (1980) in recent study reviewed the development of the Thai fisheries, analyzed the 1969,1974 and 1977 DOF survey results and the state of the Thai fishery resources and discussed the sector's prospects and some policy options. Among the findings of the study were the profitability and resilience of the large-scale fishery, the depressed socioeconomic conditions of smallscale fishermen, the overexploited state of fishery resources in the Gulf of Thailand and the bleak prospects for joint ventures without effective management and enforcement capability by both '. ! T h a i l a n d Fig. 2.1. Coastal provinces of Thailand and bordering countries and seas.

1997

The main emphasis of the National Agriculture Policy is to increase food production. At the same time, the importance of managing the fishery resources on a sustainable basis is fully recognized. In the fisheries sector, the new Seventh Malaysian Plan stresses even further on achieving this objective via increasing efforts in off-shore fishing, aquaculture (essentially seawater cage culture) and downstream value-added activities, while at the same time reducing aquatic environmental degradation. This paper looks at the fishery resources, market outlook and consumption trends. This paper also outlines trends and developments in the fish processing industry in Malaysia and includes research conducted by government organizations, research institutions and institutions of higher learning in the country. Emphasis will be given to the development and improvement of traditional products for wider acceptance, surimi and surimi-based products and product development from aquaculture produce....

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020

This survey research was conducted in Panipahan, Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia on 1 March - 15 July 2019. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of marine fish export companies, to analyze the management of marine fish exports, and to analyze the contribution of marine fish exports in Panipahan. Respondents consisted of 10 fishermen are determined purposively, and two export companies taken by census. The data collected is analyzed using descriptive methods. The results showed that the marine fish export from Panipahan to Malaysia carried out by two companies. The frequency exports is 15 times a month. The average volume of fish per export is 43.22 tons. The types of fish that are exported are senangin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum), kembung (Scromberomorus sp.), bawal (Pampus argenteus), kelong shrimp (Fenneropenaeus indicus), and bawal bintang (Manta sp.). The contribution of foreign exchange from fish exports of Panipahan was IDR15.322 billion or 38...

2006

This study addresses the matter of logistic improvement of live food fish trade by economic analyses of pertinent information provided by the live fish traders in 2004 on three species of live fish: sand goby, sea bass, and grouper. The analyses take into consideration the logistics cost, break-even point, market margins, and sensitivity. The study was found that live fish trade in Thailand is family business all the way through the whole operation from gathering of the live fish, value-added activities (grading by size and quality), and dispatching of commodities to the clients. The logistic cost comprises personnel (largely family members), purchase, storage, sale, and information as well as other variable cost, e.g. gasoline, wages etc. The logistical cost per market margin for sand goby, sea bass, grouper and all species is 76.96%, 33.08% 54.84% and 55.09% respectively. The costs of all wholesale businesses nowadays exceed the break-even points as the cost of gasoline alone has already made up 31.13%, 34.36%, 80.00% and 76.39% of all logistical costs respectively. Reduction of gasoline cost is therefore a strategic move for increasing the business efficiencies, and for the sustainability of the business. Cartel is another option for cost reduction strategy.

Aacl Bioflux, 2019

Prime commodities are expected to provide greater revenue compared to other commodities. In determination of prime commodities it is needed to know what commodities are considered prime and what commodities are not prime. This study aims to analyze the prime commodities in the capture fisheries sector in the waters of the Northern Coast of Java. The method used in this research is descriptive method using primary and secondary data. The data analyzed are secondary data, namely data on fisheries production in the waters of the Northern Coast of Java in 2011-2016. Analysis of the data used is Location Quotient (LQ) Analysis, Shift Share Analysis (ASS) and Specialization Analysis (SI). The fish composition that was caught dominantly from each group type of fish resources was 32,763 tons of Auxis thazard (large pelagic), 90,194 tons of fish Decapterus sp. (small pelagic), 39,821 Leiognathus spp. (demersal), Epinephelus sp. 5,006 tons (coral), Portunus pelagicus 14,878 tons (Crustaceae) ...