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Table 6.1: Changes in boat ownershipPre-tsunami BoatOwnerYesNoTotalCurrent Boat OwnerYes No Total10959%4220%14738%7541%17080.2%24362%184100%212(100%)396(100%)International and local NGOs provided more than 64% of boats. It isinteresting to note than 80% of households were of the opinion that boatdistribution did not happen in a fair manner. Focus group discussionsrevealed that some beneficiaries of boats were not fisher households. Someof them do not have fishing skills and are not familiar with fishing activities.On the other hand, some crew members and labourers in the fishery industrywho did not own boats before the tsunami have received boats.More than half of the households in our follow up survey had taken morethan six months to restart livelihood activities and cumulatively around 90%had commenced their livelihoods within a year (Figure 6.1). Loss of fishingassets was the main drawback. Some fishers were not able to start theirlivelihood activities even after receiving boats. For about 23%,non-availability of nets was a problem and lack of money for undertakingfishing operations was a concern for around 17%. Around 14% stated thatnot having a house to live in was an issue.99