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CGIAR and ICLARM t ( ;(i 1ft!/- ? :~ ) ICLARM Annual Report 1994 8 Research Highlights Available in French & Arabic translations upon request. , p ICLARM ANNUAL REPORT 1998 International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management ICLARM ANNUAL REPORT 1998 1999 Published by the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, MCPO Box 2631, 0718 Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Printed in Manila, Philippines. lCLARM. 1999. lCLARM annual report 1998. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 77 p. Director: Joanna Kane-Potaka Editor IWriter: Rita Kapadia Managing Editor: Marie Sol Sadorra-Colocado Editorial Assistants: Ma. Graciela Balleras and Erlinda Gonzalez Cover and Book Designer: Alan Siegfrid Esquillon Cover Photo: Joanna Kane-Potaka [SSN 1028-5369 ICLARM Contribution No. 1519 CONTENTS Year in Review ......................................................................................................................... 1 Partnership in Science for Food ...................................... .................................................. 5 Research Highlights - Scientific Partnerships to Increase Productivity of Fish Farming .................................................... 7 - Direct Partnerships with Farmers ................................................................................................. 12 - Raising Public Awareness through Partnerships ........................................................................... 17 - Extending Our Partnerships in Africa .......................................................................................... 18 - The Way to Go ............................................................................................................................ 22 Work in 1998 ........................................................................................................................... 23 - Major Accomplishments by Program/Division/Office ................................................................ 23 - Research and Related Projects by Program ................................................................................... 27 - Published Works .......................................................................................................................... 35 - Papers Presented ......................................................................................................................... 38 - Training ...................................................................................................................................... 41 - Advisory Services ........................................................................................................................ 42 - Workshops/Conferences/Seminars Conducted ............................................................................ 44 - Selected Media Coverage ............................................................................................................. 46 Finances ..................................................................................................................................... 49 - Financial Statements ................................................................................................................... 50 - Key Financial Statistics ................................................................................................................ 61 ICLARM at a Glance ...... .................................................................................................... 63 - ICLARM's Commitment ............................................................................................................ 63 - CGIAR and ICLARM ................................................................................................................ 64 - ICLARM Organization ............................................................................................................... 66 - View from the Board ................................................................................................................... 67 - Staff List ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Acronyms ... ............................................................................................................................... 75 /--_.r-- YEAR IN REVIEW Solomon Islands, Bangladesh, Egypt, Malawi and in the Carib­ bean (Jamaica and the British Virgin Islands). In addition, ICLARM conducts projects in In this 1998 Annual Report we many other countries. In 1995, salute the importance of partner­ three-quarters of staff were at ships in our work to help the poor headquarters in Manila. By the in developing countries achieve end of 1998, only 40% were at sustainable food security. Our headquarters, due to the setting up many different partnerships not of the Regional Research Center only expand the range of our for Africa and West Asia in Egypt, work, they also ensure that its the projects in the Caribbean, and Photo, Bert Oficial relevance and impact are focused a modest growth in staff numbers on the people we seek to serve. in the Solomon Islands and Some examples of our successful Bangladesh. This decentralization partnerships are highlighted in this requires a greater degree of report. communication and provides great A major achievement in 1998 opportunities for work and was the submission of the final partnerships in many corners of report for the Genetically Im­ the globe. proved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) ICLARM continued to enjoy Photo, Modadugu Gupta project. For work done under this good donor support during 1998. lO-year project, ICLARM was The 1998 revenues amounted to awarded the CG IAR Chairman's US$10.86 million and expendi­ Science Partnership Award in tures to $10.42 million. We were October 1998 during the Interna­ pleased to welcome one new donor tional Centers' Week in Washing­ in 1998, namely, the Government ton, USA. We are extremely proud of New Zealand Overseas Devel­ of this award because of the great opment Agency. Currency swings importance we place on partner­ continued to cause problems as Photo, Bert Otlclal ships in our work. several currencies continued to In order to interact more devalue against the US dollar in directly with the beneficiaries of which all budgets are denomi­ our work and our partners, nated. ICLARM has become increasingly During 1998, the new Regional decentralized over the last few Research Center for Africa and years. We now have staff at six West Asia at Abbassa in Egypt locations, namely, the Philippines, opened for business. At the start of Photo, Bebet Menez lCLARM ANNUAL REPORT 1998 1998, ICLARM had recruited a communities, the government and complement of over 80 national nongovernment agencies in staff along with the international research, development and training staff. On-site research on genetic efforts in community-based fishery improvement of tilapia, fish resources management. Work on nutrition, fish health and hatchery these and the small-scale aquacul­ and culture systems has started. In ture studies was hampered by the Photo Modadugu Gupta planning are studies for improving severe flooding during the year, the production of the fisheries of and ICLARM was called on to Lake Nasser and on the supply and help mitigate the damage along demand for fish in Africa. with other agencies. The work in the Solomon The Malawi office developed Islands progressed very well in new project proposals and deliv­ 1998. Early in the year, the ered training courses in integrated Australian Centre for International aquaculture-agriculture in collabo­ Agricultural Research (ACIAR) ration with several development commissioned a team to review assistance projects and national ICLARM's Coastal Aquaculture government agencies. However, Centre (CAC). The team reported the work at the site received a that it 'was most impressed at the serious setback from the unfortu­ work being carried out at the CAC nate death in a road accident of Photo ReelBase in each of its major projects (giant Mr. Fredson Chikafumbwa, a clams, pearl oysters, sea cucumbers research scientist in our Malawi and marine protected areas) and Office. All of us at ICLARM were the relevance of the work to village deeply saddened by the loss of communities in the Pacific'. Fredson, who has been an out­ Building on the encouragement of standing staff member and a credit the review, ICLARM was success­ to the Center. ful in obtaining funds from New In the Caribbean, based on Zealand for a study on the effects early results of the work on marine of different logging practices on protected areas (MPAs), studies Photo Oeo ResurreCCIon coastal environments. In addition, are being continued in the British a regional aquaculture program for Virgin Islands. The value of the Pacific is being planned with protecting coral reefs before they the Secretariat of the Pacific become seriously damaged has Community and national partners. been shown by the contrast In Bangladesh, ICLARM and between the fish recruitment its partners had great success in patterns in the MPAs in Jamaica increasing the involvement of and the British Virgin Islands. The 2 ICLARM A'J'JlIAL REPORT 1998 latter reefs are less exploited and and plan for the future. Our stock­ damaged and are still capable of taking was greatly focused by the good levels of recruitment of commencement of the second full larval fish. External Program
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