In order to adapt with those changes, people have actively seeked and opted for different measures which are applicable for their socioeconomic condition. Using descriptive statistics to analyze both primary and secondary data of two study areas, this paper discuss some solutions the communities have used to adapt to climate change. Then the authors propose some recommendations to assist the people in selecting solutions for climate change adaptation. | Adapting to climate change in the fishery industry case study: Phuoc Hai and Phuoc Tinh fishing villages of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, Vietnam TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIỂN KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ: 57 CHUYÊN SAN KHOA HỌC XÃ HỘI VÀ NHÂN VĂN, TẬP 2, SỐ 2, 2018 Adapting to climate change in the fishery industry case study: Phuoc Hai and Phuoc Tinh fishing villages of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, Vietnam Tran Thi Doan Trinh, Le Hai Nguyen Abstract—Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is part of and fishery production in those regions are the South Eastern key economic zone. This province heavily dependent on the weather and water is the gate to the Southeast Asia Sea of the South source. Ba Ria - Vung Tau is a coastal province in Eastern region. Ba Ria – Vung Tau has a coastal line the Southeast of Vietnam. The long coastline has of 350 kilometers and the estimated area of the continental shelf of 100,000 square kilometers. These become the advantage that facilitates the province geographical conditions have helped developed to develop tourism, fishing and other marine fishery and seafood processing industry. In the late economic sectors. However, this geographic ten years, many changes in climate and weather condition also makes Ba Ria - Vung Tau, condition has had strong impact on the local life of especially the coastal communities and marine those who live in the coastal area and mostly live on dependent occupations, a vulnerable place to fishery. In order to adapt with those changes, people have actively seeked and opted for different climate change impacts. The data from the measures which are applicable for their socio- Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology in the economic condition. Using descriptive statistics to South showed that the province has been analyze both primary and secondary data of two experiencing different climate change effects such study areas, this paper discuss some solutions the as average temperature .
