The course focuses on modern principles and concepts of coastal fisheries and resources management including the concept of responsible fisheries aspects, the need to change coastal fisheries management towards locally base coastal resource management approaches, and effective tool and methods in order to assist the fishery managers on coastal fisheries management project planning and evaluation. Study trip is targeted on the pilot projects that have been implemented by the DOF of Thailand and SEAFDEC such as the ICRM-PD and the crab bank projects. Due to this, participants will have opportunity to learn from the experience and lesson learnt of the projects through the discussion with the project officers, local institutions and fishermen