The Potential of Being a Cultural Learning Resource of the Local Fishing Community in Chonburi Province

Abstract

          The objectives of the study were to: 1) examine the historical evolution of fishing communities in Chonburi Province, 2) survey and gather cultural capital from these communities, and 3) evaluate their potential for developing cultural tourism through their cultural capital. This research was a qualitative study employing a historical approach to examine the development of cultural capital rooted in the past. Historical data served as essential cultural capital for driving the economy, transforming cultural capital into economic capital. The study utilized the total history approach, combined with data collection through interviews and focus group discussions with experts and stakeholders involved in developing local fisheries cultural capital as a learning resource to promote tourism. This research focused on exploring and assessing potential for development into a cultural learning resource that promotes tourism by raising awareness of the use of cultural capital in tourism development, thereby adding value to the cultural capital of the community.