The Tiger’s mouth: By enacting new legislation and policies on tenure rights, labour rights and fishing rights the unique kyarr phong fishery in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar, can be substantially improved

Nyein, Yin and Mathew, Sebastian (2017) The Tiger’s mouth: By enacting new legislation and policies on tenure rights, labour rights and fishing rights the unique kyarr phong fishery in the Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar, can be substantially improved. Samudra Report (75). pp. 20-24. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Kyarr in Burmese means ‘tiger’ and kyarr phong literally means ‘tiger mouth net’. It is the most abundant fishing gear in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar after bottom trawl, purse-seine and drift-net. The kyarr phong fishery—a bag net attached underneath a bamboo raft, both anchored together—is a unique fishery, an adaptation of stow-nets and stow-boats, originally used in large rivers for catching small prawns.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM1005
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Myanmar, Fisheries Legislation, Policy, Labour Rights, Fishing Rights, Rafts, Net Fishing, Working Conditions
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2021 08:02
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 12:22
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1572

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