Local wisdom transferring process in local fishery of Li – pung community, Palian district, Trang province, Thailand

Abstract

The purposes of this qualitative research were to study the process of transferring local wisdom in the local fishery of Li–pung community, Palian district, Trang province. Communication elements and the process of wisdom transfer were collected by in-depth interviews of 5 experienced and skilled fishermen in the community. The results from the content analysis revealed the communication elements and process of local wisdom transfer in the Li-pung community as follows: 1) Information sources or senders were the expertise in fishing and also the head of the family, 2) Message or local wisdom in small-scale fishing were fishing gears, methods, and belief in fishing practice, 3) The communication channels and media used were real samples, practices, and demonstration and 4) The receivers were mostly family and relative. The senders transferred wisdom started from basic knowledge to a higher level of fishing operations by explanation combined with a real example, practice, and demonstration. The receivers had an opportunity to ask the questions. However, since the senders are few and old, the community should gather knowledge and explicitly present in the easy-access form. Creating lessons or courses for local youths should also be promoted to sustain the process of local wisdom and knowledge transfer.