The regional Quarterly Aquatic Animal Disease (QAAD) reporting system is being implemented since the second quarter of 1998 and continues to provide a useful mechanism for aquatic animal disease information sharing amongst 21 participating governments in the Asia-Pacific region. The QAAD reporting system is a joint activity between NACA, FAO and OIE Regional Representation (Tokyo). The 2010/1 QAAD report, 47th in the series, includes disease information from 15 countries and the foreword revisited the Disease Surveillance in the Region since its inception 12 years ago.

* Expert Workshop on Inland Fisheries Resource Enhancement and Conservation in Asia

* Reviews in Aquaculture: Special issue on the Use and Exchange of Aquatic Genetic Resources

* Dr Ayyappan becomes the Director General of ICAR

* CIBA training course - capacity building on entrepreneurship development in coastal aquaculture

* Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture – now available for free download!

* Giant Prawn 2011

* Peer reviewed publications

* Meetings address climate change impacts on small scale milkfish farmers in the Philippines

Editorial

Sustainable aquaculture

Peter Edwards writes on rural aquaculture: The Dedanaw Project

The changing face of women for small-scale aquaculture development in rural Bangladesh
Samina Shirajee, S., Salehin, M.M. and Ahmed, N.

Strengthening capacity of small holder ASEAN aquaculture farmers for competitive and sustainable aquaculture

Research and farming techniques

Carp seed production at rural front in Orissa, India
Radheyshyam

Sustainable mountain paddy-fish farming of the Apatani tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nimachow, G., Rawat, J.S., Dai, O. and Loder, T.

Aquatic animal health

The economic impacts of WSSV on shrimp farming production and export in Iran
Salehi, H.

Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network

Current practices of marine finfish cage culture in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam
Kongkeo, H., Wayne, C., Murdjani, M., Bunliptanon, P. and Chien, T.

Effects of different trash fish with alginate binding on growth and body composition of juvenile cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Hung, P.D. and Mao, N.D.

NACA Newsletter

* Inception meeting on methodologies for aquaculture society certification.

* Meetings discuss impacts, adaptation to climate change of Vietnamese shrimp farmers.

* Aquaclimate project: India case study.

* In memory of Gagan Bahadur Nhuchhe Pradhan.

* Version 2 of the draft better management practices for catfish farming released.

* Technical course on federating digital library systems.

Editorial

Sustainable aquaculture

The development of 'modern' aquaculture in Java, Indonesia
Peter Edwards

Better Management Practices (BMPs) - gateway to ensuring sustainability of small scale aquaculture and meeting modern day market challenges and opportunities
Mohan, C.V. and De Silva, S.S.

An update on organic scampi aquaculture in Andhra Pradesh

Unique and innovative cases of emerging domestic fish marketing arrangements in South India
Kumaran, M., Ravisankar, T., Krishnan, M., Vimala, D.D., Mahalakshmi, P. and Ganeshkumar, B.

Research and farming techniques

Management in seed rearing of Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus in hatchery conditions
Sahoo, S.K., Giri, S.S., Chandra, S., Sahu, A.K.

Supply and use of catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) seed in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Le Xuan Sinh & Le Le Hien

Genetics and biodiversity

Risk analysis and sustainability of Pangasianodon hypopthalmus[/b] culture in India
[i]Lakra, W.S. and Singh, A.K.

Life of a river in the Himalaya: An ecological study of Trisuli River system in Nepal
Thapa, S., Yonzon, P.B., Rai, A.K.

Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network

Induced spawning and larviculture of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Yousif, O.M., Fatah, A.A., Krishna, K., Minh, D.V., Hung, B.V.

NACA Newsletter

This report covers the activities of the "Strengthening Adaptive Capacities to the Impacts of Climate Change in Resource-poor Small-scale Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources-dependent Sector in the South and South-east Asian Region" project from 1st March 2009 to February 2010. The report was compiled by Dr Nigel William Abery, project coordinator, and Dr Sena S. De Silva, Director General, NACA. Where relevant Project outputs (contained as attachments) provide specific authorship for each output.

Annex 1: Report of the inaugural inception workshop of the project

Annex 2: Aquaclimate generic case study methodology

Annex 3: A review of climate change model predictions and scenario selection

Annex 7: Perception of climate change impacts and adaptation of catfish farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Annex 8: Aquaclimate technical brief: Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change on catfish farming: Stakeholder analysis in Can Tho Province, Vietnam

Annex 9: Aquaclimate technical brief: Reducing the gap between science and policy development: Creating scenarios together with catfish farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Annex 10: Perception of climate change impacts and adaptation of shrimp farming in Ca Mau and Bac Lieu, Vietnam. Farmer Focus group discussion and stakeholder workshop report

Annex 12: Perception of climate change impacts and adaptation of shrimp farming in India

The regional quarterly aquatic animal disease (QAAD) reporting system has been implemented since the second quarter of 1998 and continues to provide a useful mechanism for aquatic animal disease information sharing amongst 21 participating governments in the Asia-Pacific region. The QAAD reporting system is a joint activity between NACA, FAO and OIE Regional Representation (Tokyo).

This brochure has aims to support farming Societies (Group) to seek certification from independent third party certifiers or could be used for proposing voluntary branding by the Aqua Societies themselves. This brochure is the simplified version of the Guidelines documents Draft Guidelines on Aquaculture Society Certification developed under the MPEDA-NaCSA-NACA project initiated in 2009.

These draft guidelines aim to support farming societies / groups to seek certification from independent third party certifiers. They could also be used for proposing voluntary branding by the Aqua Societies themselves.

The draft guidelines are based on the deliberations (keeping in mind the challenges faced by the small scale farmers and the stringency of standard set by certification bodies) of the inception meeting on Aquaculture Society Certification held at Kakinada, India, from 1-2 September 2009. The meeting was attended by leaders of farmer societies, representatives of certifying bodies and central organisations / institutions, in addition to representatives of MPEDA, NaCSA and NACA.

This report is the outcome of a study conducted by NACA to assess the shrimp price trends in Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh from January 2008 to June 2009, updating the previous study Evaluation of the impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami and US Anti-Dumping Duties on the Shrimp Farming Sector of South and South-East Asia, 2006. The previous study highlighted the need for continuous collection of price data, not only from processors of exported commodities, but also from traders and farmers. A broader collection of price data aims to facilitate a more thorough evaluation of the state of the industry and provide the opportunity for interventions to increase the sustainability of the sector.

This study shows various fluctuations in shrimp prices. Shrimp price trends in Vietnam for most of the sample period showed upward trends for farmers and downward trends for procurement prices for both traders and processors. On the other hand, both the procurement price and resale price of all concerned stakeholders in Bangladesh demonstrated upward trends – particularly during the first half of 2009. Indonesian black tiger shrimp price was considerably stable during the study period, with only minor changes.