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Table 6.2 Changes in boat ownership by resettled and rebuilt householdsCurrent boat ownershipYes No TotalResettledYes 43 38 81households Pre-tsunami53% 47% 100%boat ownership No 1823%6077%78100%Total61 98 15938% 62% 100%Rebuilt households Yes 5564.%3136.%86100%No 2017%9683%116100%Total 7537%12763%202100%6.1.2 Distance to the seaDistance to the sea was one of the major issues among resettled fishers,especially the poorer households who had lived very close to the sea beforethe tsunami. It is important to note that 77% of resettled households aremore than 200m from the sea (see Table 5.1.1.4). Given this situation,around 32% of resettled fisher households have problems in accessing thesea and 14% have mentioned that they have to use bicycles, three wheelersor buses to get there and many fishers find traveling to the sea an additionalcost. There is interest in building a common place to store boats, nets andother fishing gear safely but this has not yet happened. As a solution somefishers use their former house as storage for their boats and spend the nightthere in order to reach the sea easily while their families live in the resettledhouse. However, this is not an option for those whose houses within thebuffer zone have not been rebuilt.6.1.3 Changes in livelihood activities17% of the resettled households have changed their livelihoods due to theirfishing assets being destroyed or being resettled much further away from thesea. Masonry has become an alternative for the majority of those who changedlivelihoods.101