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Opportunity

ActionAid is looking for teams of young Thai filmmakers to make documentaries about the lives of Moken sea gypsies.

> Teams of up to 3 people aged 18-25 years old.
> Three teams will be selected to receive production budgets of 20,000 baht and will spend 7 days living with Moken communities and filming their documentaries.
> The documentaries will be shown at a theatre in Bangkok and an open-air venue in Ranong.
> Find out more and download an application form at www.action-4-change.org from 1-31 March 2006.

People's Policy Recommendations for Fishery Act Reform and Fishery Management in Thailand

1. The Fishery Act must have provisions that correspond to the 1997 Constitution. In particular, with issues regarding the community's rights and the participation of the small-scale fisher folks, the local government units and other communities resided along the coast in protecting, conserving and sustainably utilizing the fishery resources in a balanced manner.
2. The Fishery Act must enforce fishery catching rules and regulations and support conservation activity, both within the administration and ecological boundaries. This includes declaration of marine sanctuaries, the conservation of breeding grounds and control of marine pollution.
3. Systemized fishery activity by avoiding fishery monopoly of the private sector.
4. Support the community's rights in being able to access, utilize as well as support the participation of people's sector in conserving and managing marine species. This includes their participation in managing and controlling the use of fishing gears.
5. Decentralize authority in fishery management.
6. Transforming the roles of government's officials from controlling and surveillance to supporting and promoting the community.