THE RESEARCH SURVEY ON BLUE SWIMMING CRAB BANKS IN THAILAND DURING 2015 TO 2021: A SOCIAL SCIENCE SYNTHESIS DIMENSION

Abstract

There are blue swimming crab banks covering all coastal provinces of Thailand. The knowledge required to manage blue swimming crab banks is based on research and study. This article aims to 1. Conduct a survey on research on blue swimming crab banks from various sources in Thailand from 2015 to 2021, and 2. Synthesize research on blue swimming crab banks in Thailand studied from 2015 to 2021 through a social science dimension. The research study was selected based on the criteria of content studied during the designated time. The survey discovered that there were 51 studies met the criteria, 16 of which were social science studies, 8 out of 16 were directly related to blue swimming crabs bank, while another 8 were not directly related to blue swimming crab banks, but their study results are related to blue swimming crab banks. The research synthesis’ process follows the following process: formulating the research problem, analyzing the issue, finding data, selecting and compiling research, analyzing and synthesizing the research result, and presenting the synthesized result. The synthesis showed the connection of several factors such as the inputs, which are the cause of the establishment of blue swimming crabs bank, were the problems of reduction in number of blue swimming crabs and reduced income of blue swimming crab fishing. The processes including technical process of the fishery science, resources management, and local community management created the product that help solve the problems. The long-term outcome is that the locals will gain collective awareness to preserve and create sustainability of blue swimming crabs’ resources.