04437nas a2200433 a 4500 20260817163438.0 230831s2023 th a m tt 000 | eng d .b12411942 AIT Internship Report no.DS-23-01 Kansiree Kanjanatanee Assessing policy advocacy strategies for discarded fishing gear to restore the marine ecosystem in Thailand: a case study of the net free seas project Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2023 73 leaves : ill. Internship Report ; no. DS-23-01 An Internship report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master Science in Development and Sustainability, School of Enviroment, Resources and Development Internship Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2023 Thailand{u2019}s marine ecosystem is being affected by Abandoned, Lost, or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), causing resource degradation to affect the economy, mainly the tourism industry generates vast income for Thailand. Nowadays, the Thai government{u2019}s actions against ALDFG are still lax and inattentive, affecting the loss of marine resources increases yearly. Therefore, advocating for a policy to manage ALDFG systematically is urgently needed, and the EJF is now underway on this mission through the Net Free Seas project. The three-year effort in project implementation has had fruitful outcomes. However, improvements are still required to make the method of policy advocacy more effective to accelerate the policy in managing ALDFG in Thailand. In order to find appropriate strategies, it is necessary to understand the current organization{u2019}s efforts, including their challenges and opportunities in advocating for the ALDFG policy in Thailand. A qualitative research method was conducted in this study: First, observing the ALDFG policy advocacy methods during a six-month working at the EJF Thailand and second, interviewing nine staff members to identify their challenges and opportunities in advocating policy to analyze the strategies for improving the better EJF approach to the ALDFG policy in Thailand. The finding showed that the EJF is now advocating the ALDFG policy to the high-level people and the public by demonstrating the first-time evidence from the Net Free Seas project implementation through various methods, including 1) Closed-door Meetings, 2) Guest Speakers, 3) Community Visit, 4) Seminars, 5) showcases & Exhibitions, 6) Workshops, 7) Training & Recovering and using Facebook Fan Page as a primary organization{u2019}s communication channel. Moreover, it was found that EJF{u2019}s work in advocating the ALDFG policy in Thailand faces many challenges involving government agencies and systems, while opportunities often involve other stakeholders. Therefore, Cross-Marketing between the Net Free Seas campaign and the IUU campaign and Cross-Promotional between the Net Free Seas campaign and Partners were recommended to strengthen the EJF{u2019}s policy advocacy approach. Marine ecosystem management Thailand Case studies Marine ecology Government policy Thailand Marine debris Thailand Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad, Chairperson Sasaki, Nophea, Examination Committee Royal Thai Government (RTG), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Internship Report ; no. DS-23-01 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/Viewer/viewer.php?id=B20304 .b12411942 mnait a 260202 0 240207 m a a 0 mnarc mnarc mnait 40 67 20 Barcode : 30050121037575 CREATED : 2023-08-31 RECORD # : i13462489 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : - CREATED : 2024-10-01 RECORD # : i13475320 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120913594 CREATED : 2025-01-22 RECORD # : i13529110 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 8805 8805 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Internship Report no.DS-23-01 30050121037575 2026-08-17 16:34:38 1 2026-08-17 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Internship Report no.DS-23-01 2026-08-17 16:34:38 2026-08-17 67 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Internship Report no.DS-23-01 30050120913594 2026-08-17 16:34:38 1 2026-08-17 20