"Myanmar is on the frontlines of a new cycle of great transformation. In Myanmar today a whole series of important changes in access and control of the country?s vast coastal and inland aquatic resources are on the verge of unfolding. Aquatic resources cover everything from fish, mangroves, coral reefs and other plants, to the sand and the coast, to oil and gas and the water itself. A huge variety of aquatic resources currently feed into fisher peoples? lives and livelihoods in Myanmar. At their core these new dynamics threaten to take these resources out of reach of villagers and the country as a whole, and placing them firmly in the logic of a market-system that is becoming so prevalent today. The varied processes of enclosure currently unfolding the length of the Myanmar coastline and inland raise important questions about who has access and control over the country?s aquatic resources and who benefits from using them. Equally important is that the situation today is raising crucial questions about who will have access and control of these resources and who will be able to benefit from them and for what purposes in the future. The huge ? and hugely profound ? conflict over land and right to land spotlights the fact that such issues have never been simple or uncontroversial in Myanmar. Yet in the case of aquatic resources, the danger is particularly high that poor communities, ethnic minorities, and other vulnerable and marginalized people are on the verge of losing out. The threat is real and the danger is high. Alarm bells are ringing, but who is listening?..."