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Inland aquaculture : Expert Workshop on Inland Fisheries Resource Enhancement and Conservation in Asia
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| Posted on 18/2/2010 (466 reads) |
 Over the past few decades inland fisheries resources have come under increasing pressure from water engineering projects, pollution and overfishing. This has lead to an alarming decline in the natural populations of many important inland fish species in Asian countries, with implications for the economic welfare and nutrition of millions of people that are dependant on these resources, for the environment, and also for the aquaculture industry that depends on the genetic resource base. Regional collaborative efforts are required to facilitate assessment of current inland fisheries resource enhancement and conservation practices, and there are transboundary coordination issues for countries that share rivers.
FAO and NACA convened an expert workshop to review inland fisheries resource enhancement and conservation practices in Pattaya, Thailand, 8-11 February. Experts from 10 Asian countries attended the meeting to share experiences and lessons learned. The papers and synthesis from the workshop will be published by FAO in due course, but in the meantime audio recordings of the workshop presentations are available for download below (MP3 format), or you can stream them from our server if you prefer to listen online. Country presentations on inland fisheries enhancement and conservation practices are available for:
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Genetics and biodiversity : Use and Exchange of Aquatic Genetic Resources - free downloads
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| Posted on 17/2/2010 (503 reads) |
The new journal 'Reviews in Aquaculture' has published a special issue on the use and exchange of genetic resources of cultured aquatic animals and the articles are available for free download. This issue is the result of a consultation on behalf of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) of FAO, conducted in April 2009, in Chonburi, Thailand. In addition to the papers in this issue a synthesis paper on aquatic genetic resources was tabled at the twelfth regular session of the CGRFA in October, 2009, Rome. This is the first time that aquatic genetic resources have been included in the portfolio of the Commission, a recognition of the growing importance of the sector for sustainable food production. Contents of this issue include (PDF articles):
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General : Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture - free download!
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| Posted on 28/1/2010 (3209 reads) |
Update: Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture is now available for free download.
NACA is pleased to announce the release of a new flagship publication, Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture. The stories in this book reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful. Overall, the book demonstrates how the resiliency, adaptability, and innovation of small-scale aquaculture farmers have been crucial to this success. It also places aquaculture development in Asia into a wider global context, and describes its relationship to natural systems, social conditions, and economics. The book is unique in its in-depth presentation of primary research on Asian aquaculture, and in demonstrating how aquaculture can have a lasting positive impact on livelihoods, food security, and sustainable development.
This book will appeal to a wide range of readers. The introduction and conclusion give an excellent general overview of Asian aquaculture, and the individual case studies provide a wealth of new information for specialist readers. Researchers, development workers, and decision-makers, in particular, will be interested in how the Asian experience might be used to strengthen aquaculture development more generally and in other parts of the developing tropics of Latin America and Africa. |
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General : Dr Ayyappan becomes the Director General of ICAR
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| Posted on 15/1/2010 (1374 reads) |
Dr S. Ayyappan has been appointed to the post of Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), with effect from 1 January 2010. With this appointment. Dr Ayyappan also becomes the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE).
ICAR, one of the largest R&D institutions dedicated to agricultural research has 5,000 scientists working in 45 institutes, 17 National Research Centres, 4 Deemed Universities, 6 National Bureaus, 25 Directorates and Project Directorates, 569 Krishi Vigyan Kendras, 44 state agricultural universities across the country and one Central Agricultural University at Manipur.
Dr Ayyappan obtained his B.F.Sc and M.F.Sc degrees from College of Fisheries, Mangalore and PhD from Bangalore University. In his distinguished career of over 30 years, he has headed two ICAR institutions namely CIFA and CIFE, before becoming the Deputy Director General of Fisheries in ICAR in 2002. He is a well known scientist and has contributed immensely to the development of fisheries and aquaculture in India.
Dr Ayyappan is well known to the NACA family of 18 governments in Asia Pacific. He has served NACA as its TAC and GC member for several years. NACA is very pleased and proud that a fisheries scientist has reached the highest position in the ICAR system in a big country like India. On behalf of member countries, NACA Secretariat wishes Dr Ayyappan all the best in his future endeavors. |
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General : Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, Bangkok, 9-12 June
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| Posted on 5/1/2010 (1526 reads) |
In 1976, FAO held the first ever global conference on aquaculture, the Kyoto Conference, which triggered the recognition of aquaculture as a significant food production sector and explored opportunities for aquaculture development. With aquaculture now providing nearly 50% of global food fish supplies, FAO in partnership with NACA and the Thai Department of Fisheries, are organising the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010, 9-12 June, Bangkok, Thailand, to evaluate where the sector stands today and prepare for the challenges ahead. The objectives of the conference are to:
- Review the present status and trends in aquaculture development.
- Evaluate the progress made in the implementation of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration and Strategy.
- Address emerging issues in aquaculture development.
- Assess opportunities and challenges for future aquaculture development.
- Build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector.
The conference will provide a global forum to build consensus to advance sustainable aquaculture development and contribute to the Millennium Development Goals. Please see the conference website for the full programme. Online registration is available via the NACA website. Have your say on the future of aquaculture development, join us in Bangkok. |
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