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Call for authors - Aquaculture Asia Magazine

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:00:00 -0500

We are currently seeking articles for the October-December issue of Aquaculture Asia Magazine. Subject areas of special interest are environment and health, particularly with regards to marine finfish. Articles should be prepared in a magazine style and large, uncompressed photographs are appreciated. A summary of style requirements may be found in our Guidelines to Authors.

The deadline for submissions is 31 August. Please send them to:

First step towards the creation of the network of aquaculture in the Americas

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:59:56 -0500

A meeting for the initiative to create an Aquaculture Network of the Americas or Red de Acuicultura de las Americas was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 10-12 June 2009. The meeting was held in response to the request made by delegates of countries of the Americas that attended the IV Session of the Sub-committee of Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries of FAO in Puerto Varas, Chile in October last year. Delegates representing 13 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa-Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, USA) and two aquaculture-related intergovernmental organisations attended.

Regional Grouper Hatchery Training Course, 11-31 October 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:35:30 -0500

NACA in collaboration with the Main Centre for Mariculture Development, Lampung, Indonesia, is pleased to announce that the 7th Regional Grouper Hatchery Production Training Course is now open for applications. The course is tentatively scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2009 and will be conducted in the Main Centre for Mariculture Development, Lampung, Indonesia. The training course only accepts a maximum number of twenty participants and it is operated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please download the course flyer for more information and application / payment details. If you would like more information, please email your request to Mr Yuan Derun (email yuan 'at' enaca.org).

Photo gallery for replanting mangrove in Koh Yao Noi

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:52:03 -0500

Chiba Environmental Council (CEC) and NACA sustain the mangrove replanting program at Koh Yao Noi (KYN), Phang Nga province, Thailand. The latest program has run on February 27 - March 3, 2009. This program also provide the Environment Education (EE) program to Koh Yao Wittaya School.

A photo gallery has been opened for the project, of which NACA is a partner. Please visit the gallery to view great photos of mangroves replanting and also of the project's activities!

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Sri Lankan group trained in cage culture in Thailand

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:28:29 -0500

Ten fish farmers, four government officers and one project officer from Sri Lanka completed a ten-day training and study tour on cage-based aquaculture in Thailand from 20-30 May 2009.

The training program was structured with a couple of class room lectures to provide participants with some background theory on cage aquaculture systems, hands-on sessions to practice feed making and cage construction and field visits to government fisheries centers and cage aquaculture sites. Despite the very short time for preparation and language constraints, participants expressed their satisfaction to the program and felt that the training is useful for cage aquaculture development in Sri Lanka.

NACA would like to thank AIDA, the Spanish NGO, for sponsoring the program and the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, for their cooperation and support which made the program possible.

Job opportunities at NACA

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:06:40 -0500

The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific (NACA) is an intergovernmental organisation of 18 member countries that promotes rural development through sustainable aquaculture and aquatic resources management. The Research and Development mandate of NACA is addressed through six interlinked thematic work programs and two cross-cutting work programs. These are: Aquatic Animal Health, Coastal Aquaculture, Emerging Global Issues, Food Safety and Quality, Genetics and Biodiversity, Inland Aquaculture and Communications.

NACA is looking for suitably qualified, committed and motivated persons from member countries whom are interested and able to influence CHANGE processes in these areas of work. If you are interested in promoting responsible aquaculture and supporting small scale farmers, then NACA is the place to be and we encourage you to get in touch with us. You can review this website for details about our ongoing and past work.

Lao PDR Becomes the 18th Member Government of NACA

Mon, 18 May 2009 23:50:00 -0500

The NACA Governing Council at its 20th Meeting held in Xiamen, Fujiang Province, PR China, 13th to 16th May endorsed the application of Lao PDR Government to become a member of NACA and welcomed the latter and expressed the desire to work closely with Lao PDR in its development efforts on sustainable aquaculture, and contribute to food security and improvement of rural livelihoods through aquaculture.

Training course in the application of business management skills in small-scale farming

Fri, 08 May 2009 02:10:00 -0500

NACA has taken the initiative to develop and deliver a short course in business management principles and practices for small scale aquaculture in partnership with the United Nations University, Fisheries Training program (UNU-FTP) and the Faculty of Aquaculture, Nha Trang University, Vietnam.

The importance of small scale aquaculture in Asia has grown rapidly and it now accounts for more than 90 percent of the world production. This has happened without the explicit application of principles of business management and planning. With increasing demand on the primary resources used and increasing prices of the inputs such as feed in aquaculture, there is a need for small scale farmers to be trained in business management if they are to remain economically viable and sustainable. Formal training and extension activities in aquaculture tend to focus on biological and technological aspects as skills and knowledge in the establishment and management of businesses are rarely included in tertiary curricula of regional fisheries and aquaculture teaching institutions.

Mangroves of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern Thailand: Species diversity, community structure and current status

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:59:46 -0500

By Mala D. Amarasinghe, Varunthat Dulyapurk, Wara Taparhudee, Ruangvit Yoonpundh and Sirisuda Jumnongsong

Mangroves are one among natureâs amazing creations, for the reason that these plants are supremely equipped to survive and perform in the harsh inter-tidal zone of the coast where sea meets land. It is reported that 60-75% of the coastline of the Earthâs tropical region is lined with mangroves. Thailandâs coastline extends over 2815 km, of which 1878 km are around the Gulf of Thailand. Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) Province borders part of western shoreline of Gulf of Thailand and it is one of the major areas of mangroves around this shallow sea. Relatively large areas of mangroves still remain along the coasts of Surat Thani, Songkla, Samut Sakorn and Chantaburi Provinces that border Gulf of Thailand. Coastline of NST borders Pak Panang bay which receives the largest volume of freshwater from Pak Panang river and lesser amounts from Bang Chak, the Pak Nakhon, and the Pak Phaya rivers. The flow of water in the Pak Panang river, which is 110 km long and drains an area of approximately 100 km² is controlled by a barrage built at the river mouth.¹

Culture, capture conflicts: sustaining fish production and livelihoods in Indonesian reservoirs

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:01:06 -0500

Stakeholder groups have made much progress in the development and implementation of co-management strategies in the Jatilnuihur, Cirata and Saguling reservoirs of the Ciratum watershed in West Java. These strategies will ensure the long term sustainability of the cage culture activities and improve the livelihoods of capture fishers of the three reservoirs, which collectively account for the production of nearly 700,000 tonnes of food fish annually.