Abstract
Studying was performed through interviewing 40 fishermen. Results showed that boat power: 26.30±14.54 CV; gillnet length, height and mesh size are at 3,613.10±2,269.31 m, 3.59±1.86 m, and 2a=53.4±15.5 mm, respectively. Average labor 3.65±1.42 people/boat (51.42% from family); Average fishermen age: 40.08±11.13 years old; Fishing experience: 18.10±11.31 years; Educated rate: 75% for primary school. Ratio of operated boats: 60-87.5% per month; number of operated months: 9.3±3.11 months/year; fishing yield: 4.44±2.21 tons/year. Reasons for decreasing yield: overfishing (100%); climate change (47.5%); fishing gears (22.5%); polluted (20.0%). Total investment cost: 130.8±74.1 VND millions/boat. Depreciation rate: 3.2±2.3 VND millions/month. Variable cost: 1,014.8±392.9 VND thousands/day. Profit rate: 0.64±0.49 times. Having 45% fishermen used to hear about climate change; 62.5% fishermen showed some of climate change manifesting. 47.5% fishermen having temporary solutions.
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