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. 2020 Oct 20;50(3):572–585. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01400-1

Table 3.

Characteristics of respondents (n = 144) across our five study communities located on Thayawthadangyi Island (Don Pale, Lin Long, Palawar), Lampi Island (Makyone Galet) and the Tanintharyi coast (Myeik)

Don Pale Lin Long Palawar Makyone Galet Myeik
Number of households surveyed 39 43 11 31 20
Percent of households surveyeda 12.7 35.0 18.0 16.2b n/ac
Percent aware of regulations 61.5 53.5 64.0 25.8 45.0
Percent self-reported shark fishers 35.9 14.0 45.5 19.4 20.0
Age (mean) 41 37 26 39 43
Years of formal education (mean) 4 5 3 2 4
Occupations per household (mean) 1.6 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.2
Percent boat owners 69 67 36 90 85
Percent migrants 49 40 18 100 25

aFrom Schneider et al. (2014)

bFrom Instituto Oikos and BANCA (2011)

cInformation not available