n relief and rehabilitation measures for the affected fishing communities.
In Malaysia , the livelihoods of about 6 000 fishers have been affected by the disaster.
In Somalia , around 2 600 fishing boats have been destroyed. FAO is assisting in damage and needs assessments and making preparations for the repair of damaged fishing vessels and for the provision of essential fishing inputs in six southern provinces of the country. FAO will also provide short-term financial aid and training in improved fishing techniques and boatbuilding to about 2 000 fishers
In the Seychelles , coastal fish farms and the artisanal fisheries sector suffered extensively. A great number of fishing vessels were damaged or lost. The two fish processing plants and cold storage facilities located at the fishing port in Victoria were also affected by the tsunamis. FAO is preparing assistance programmes for the repair and replacement of fishing vessels and landing facilities and for the restoration of sustainable livelihoods in the fisheries sector.
The damage caused by the recent tsunamis in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors of the affected countries is worse and more complex than expected, Turner said.
FAO's Fisheries Department has embarked on a concerted effort to assist the fisheries and aquaculture sectors of the tsunami effected countries through relief and rehabilitation measures and projects.
some ideas from ICSF
The post-tsunami period has seen many relief and rehabilitation initiatives and there is now some reflection on longer-term rehabilitation issues. It would be important to share some of the views being discussed here in India and elsewhere, and perhaps to develop a shared understanding of rehabilitation issues from a small- scale fisheries perspective in all countries affected by the tsunami. This is an initial note by ICSF to start the process.
Some of the important issues emerging from the debate on long-term rehabilitation are:
Face the challenges of Tsunami disaster: Rebuild the Life & Livelihoods of the People
Long term activities identified:
c. Re-establish the destroyed environment :
Edited extract from http://www.ifg.org/analysis/WFFP%20Tsunami.html
The disastrous tsunami hit the southern part of Thailand in 6 provinces, Phu-ket, Phang-nga, Ra-nong, Kra-bi,Trang and Sa-tul. It is really difficult time for all 418 poor fisherfolk villages in these provinces as the Tsunami had taken away their life, husbands, wife, children, cousin, houses, boats, fishing gears and most important their hope and human dignity. After the situation 2 days, the Federation of Southern Fisherfolk which is part of Assembly of the Poor and La Via Campesina together with 30 civil groups, NGOs, and academicians in the South, North, West, Northeast, and Central have been formed themselves as the Coalition Network for Andaman Coastal Community Support to immediate support and release help for these fisherfolk communities.
The network had set the teams to relieve, help and do fact finding in all fisherfolk villages for the last 9 days. We found out and divided the impacts in these communities into 2 groups.
The first community group are severely affected as their communities had been completely destroyed. All houses, all boats, fishing gears had been gone with the wave (30 communities). This group included the minority group who live in the sea and small islands, like Mor-gan and U-rak-ra-woy.
The second community group (124 communities) are less critical than the first group but seriously need the support. As some of their houses, boats, fishing gears, and farm land had been destroyed in the difficult way to live or make a living. So far the network and the Federation of Southern Fisherfolk had surveyed in 186 fisherfolk villages in 6 provinces. We found out 272 members dead, 26 missing, 99 injured. The members lost 2,477 small fishing boats, 15,534 fishing net (kra-chang), 2,448 crab fishing gears, 939 shrimp fishing gears, 3,277 fish fishing gears, 21,245 crab small fishing net (Sai-Poo),915 small fishing net, 8,271 squid fishing net and 292 fishi