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FRESHWATER PRAWN Macrobrachium Rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) (Crustacea: Decapoda) AQUACULTURE in FIJI: IMPROVING CULTURE STOCK QUALITY
FRESHWATER PRAWN Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) (Crustacea: Decapoda) AQUACULTURE IN FIJI: IMPROVING CULTURE STOCK QUALITY by Shalini Singh A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Science Copyright © 2011 by Shalini Singh School of Marine Studies Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment The University of the South Pacific July, 2011 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my sponsors, the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and The University of the South Pacific (USP), for providing the opportunity to study for my master’s degree. My sincere thanks and gratitude to my supervisors, Dr. William Camargo (USP), Professor Peter Mather, Dr. Satya Nandlal, and Dr. David Hurwood (Queensland University of Technology - QUT) whose support, encouragement and guidance throughout this study is immensely appreciated. I am also very grateful to the following people for critically editing my thesis: Prof. Peter Mather, Dr. Satya Nandlal, Dr. William Camargo and Dr. Carmen Gonzales. Thank you all for your enormous support and guidance, which led to the successful completion of the project. I thank you all for allocating time from your very busy schedules to read my thesis. I would also like to thank the Fiji Fisheries Freshwater Aquaculture Section, particularly Naduruloulou Research Station, the staff for their immense effort and assistance, particularly in the hatchery and grow-out phases which could not have been successfully carried out without your support. I acknowledge the support, and assistance provided by ACIAR Project Officer Mr. Jone Vasuca and Kameli Lea for their immense effort during this project. -
Poverty and Reefs; 2003
POVERTY AND REEFS VOLUME 1 A GLOBAL OVERVIEW IMM Ltd Emma Whittingham, Jock Campbell and Philip Townsley IMM Ltd Innovation Centre Rennes Drive Exeter University Campus Exeter EX4 4RN IMM Ltd United Kingdom http://www.ex.ac.uk/imm DFID Department for International Development 1 Palace Street London SW1E 5HE United Kingdom http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ IOC/UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1 Rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France http://www.ioc.unesco.org POVERTY AND REEFS VOLUME 1: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW Emma Whittingham Jock Campbell Philip Townsley i © 2003 IMM Ltd, Exeter, UK Typeset by Exe Valley Dataset Ltd, Exeter, UK Project Management by Swales & Willis, Exeter, UK Printed in France. Reference number: IOC/UNESCO/INF-1188, Poverty and Reefs, Volume 1: Global Overview, Volume 2: Case Studies. 260pp. Citation: “Whittingham, E., Campbell, J. and Townsley, P. (2003). Poverty and Reefs, DFID–IMM–IOC/UNESCO, 260pp.” Printed and distributed free by: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1, Rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France. Tel: +33 1 45 68 10 10, Fax: +33 1 45 68 58 12 Website: http://ioc.unesco.org, Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariats of UNESCO and IOC concerning the legal status of any country or territory, or its authorities, or concerning the elimination of the frontiers of any country or territory. This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. -
Poverty and Coral Reefs
POVERTY AND REEFS VOLUME 1 A GLOBAL OVERVIEW IMM Ltd Emma Whittingham, Jock Campbell and Philip Townsley IMM Ltd Innovation Centre Rennes Drive Exeter University Campus Exeter EX4 4RN IMM Ltd United Kingdom http://www.ex.ac.uk/imm DFID Department for International Development 1 Palace Street London SW1E 5HE United Kingdom http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ IOC/UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1 Rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France http://www.ioc.unesco.org POVERTY AND REEFS VOLUME 1: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW Emma Whittingham Jock Campbell Philip Townsley i © 2003 IMM Ltd, Exeter, UK Typeset by Exe Valley Dataset Ltd, Exeter, UK Project Management by Swales & Willis, Exeter, UK Printed in France. Reference number: IOC/UNESCO/INF-1188, Poverty and Reefs, Volume 1: Global Overview, Volume 2: Case Studies. 260pp. Citation: “Whittingham, E., Campbell, J. and Townsley, P. (2003). Poverty and Reefs, DFID–IMM–IOC/UNESCO, 260pp.” Printed and distributed free by: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1, Rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France. Tel: +33 1 45 68 10 10, Fax: +33 1 45 68 58 12 Website: http://ioc.unesco.org, Email: [email protected] DISCLAIMER The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariats of UNESCO and IOC concerning the legal status of any country or territory, or its authorities, or concerning the elimination of the frontiers of any country or territory. This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. -
2019 Annual Report
2019 2 IMAGE CAPTION HERE HISTORY & GROWTH A Letter From Our President We hope you enjoy the GAA Annual Report for 2019. We energy efficiency and use of regenerative power, water use are delighted to share our activities and accomplishments reduction through recirculation, adoption of alternative for last year. As we look forward to 2020, our eyes are aquafeed ingredients, digital lot-based traceability and others. fixed on the horizon and humanity’s enormous challenge We are developing audit systems to provide recognition in the of increasing protein production by 30 to 50 percent by marketplace to companies implementing these leading-edge 2050, while simultaneously reducing environmental impact. technologies. Our objective is to validate these advancements Aquaculture will have a major role, but we must work hard to under a variety of field conditions and ultimately to incorporate sustainably intensify our production methods. GAA does this them into the mainstream BAP certification program as part of not only through BAP certification activities, but also through its continuous improvement process. initiatives focused on the improver space and on leading- edge technologies. These are just a few examples of how we can learn from each other to achieve far more than any of us can do on our own. In the improver space, GAA works with governments, Only together can we meet the enormous challenges that lie associations and NGOs to help consolidate small, neighboring ahead. farms into clusters and to guide them in following best practices to improve efficiency and sustainability. Our hope Best regards, is that some of these clusters will mature to become BAP certified and achieve full acceptance into international markets. -
Coastal Fisheries in Fiji Resources, Issues, and Enhancement of the Role of the Fisheries Department
Coastal Fisheries in Fiji Resources, Issues, and Enhancement of the Role of the Fisheries Department Ver Nov 30 Coastal Fisheries in Fiji Resources, Issues, and Enhancing the Role of the Fisheries Department Robert Gillett Antony Lewis Ian Cartwright November 2014 A review supported by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation Executive Summary This Study This study reviews the status and management of coastal fisheries in Fiji, with the objective of providing ideas to enhance the Fisheries Department’s performance to a level similar to their accomplishments in offshore fisheries. Information on Fiji’s key coastal fisheries resources were reviewed, including estimates of production, current status, financial and other benefits, and the likely challenges faced in the future. The structure and role of the Fisheries Department in coastal fisheries management was examined. Links with NGOs and other agencies who are also active in this area, and the degree to which their activities link with those of the Department, are discussed. Based on this review, the study draws out the major governance issues associated with the management of coastal fisheries that need to be addressed to enhance the performance of Fisheries Department in coastal fisheries. The study excludes any consideration of aquaculture and offshore fisheries, other than for comparative or illustrative purposes. Limited Fiji has a wide range of coastal fishery resources, including finfish, information on invertebrates, and plants. Estimating coastal fisheries production and status of coastal these resources, at a level that is useful for informing or monitoring fisheries management effectiveness, is a complex, expensive and challenging process. The statistical system that is used to provide coastal fisheries data in Fiji is now no longer functional, primarily due to the prioritisation of scarce government resources. -
National Fishery Sector Overview Fiji
FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE COUNTRY Food and Agriculture Organization of FID/CP/FJI PROFILE the United Nations PROFIL DE LA PÊCHE ET DE Organisation des Nations Unies pour L’AQUACULTURE PAR PAYS l'alimentation et l'agriculture RESUMEN INFORMATIVO SOBRE LA Organización de las Naciones Unidas October PESCA Y ACUICULTURA POR PAÍSES para la Agricultura y la Alimentación 2009 NATIONAL FISHERY SECTOR OVERVIEW FIJI 1. GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DATA Area : 18 376 km2 Water area: 1 290 000 km2 Shelf area: (no continental shelf) Length of continental coastline: 5 010 km (length of the coast of islands) Population (July 2007): 834 278 GDP at purchaser’s value (2007): USD 3.29 billion1 GDP per head (2007) : USD 3 945 Agricultural GDP (2007) : USD 389 million2 Fisheries GDP (2007): USD 56.2 million3 2. FISHERIES DATA Total Per 2005 Production Imports Exports Supply Caput Supply tonnes liveweight kg/year Fish for 15 098 41 149 25 768 30 479 36.8 consumption by residents4 Fish for 23 000 n.a. consumption by non- residents Fish for 2 001 2 870 4 745 126 animal feed and other purposes 1 2007 average exchange rate: USD 1= FJD 1.60; GDP source: Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics, unpublished data; GDP at current market price. 2 The contribution to GDP of agriculture, forestry and fisheries 3 Fishing contribution to GDP; From Gillett (2009). The Contribution of Fisheries to the Economies of Pacific Island countries and Territories. 4 Data from FAO food balance sheet of fish and fishery products (in live weight) 2 Estimated Employment (2005): (i) Primary sector (including aquaculture): 6 9005 (ii) Secondary sector: 1 9006 Gross value of fisheries output (2007): USD 103.4 million7 Trade (2007): Value of fisheries imports: USD 34.3 million Value of fisheries exports: USD 68.8 million 3. -
Lessons from Past and Current Aquaculture Inititives in Selected
SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE PACIFIC ISLANDS TCP/RAS/3301 LESSONS FROM PAST AND CURRENT AQUACULTURE INITIATIVES IN SELECTED PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES Prepared by Pedro B. Bueno FAO Consultant ii Lessons learned from Pacific Islands Countries The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. © FAO, 2014 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO’s endorsement of users’ views, products or services is not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www. fao.org/contact-us/licence-request or addressed to [email protected]. -
Soleil Ho Articles
Is sustainable fish a scam, like Netflix documentary 'Seaspiracy' suggests? Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle April 5, 2021 Updated: April 5, 2021 3 p.m. Trout fishing on Opening Day at Lake Merced, May 13, 1952 Photographer Unknown/The Chronicle Last week, I spread the good word about Sea Forager, a community-supported fisheries company that has been a balm for me the past year. Besides the high quality of the fish and seafood it delivers, a major part of why I love it is because I know where every fillet comes from, who catches it, and how they do it. After reading that newsletter and watching the Netflix documentary, “Seaspiracy,” a reader came to me with some legitimate concerns about the ethics of eating fish at all. Here’s the question: After watching “Seaspiracy” this weekend, I feel like the only solution to save our oceans is to stop eating fish entirely. I was even going to stop by my beloved Hook Fish this weekend, but didn't, because of watching that movie. I'm curious how you think about this issue of overfishing and the impact fishing is having on global warming, etc? If you know who's catching the fish, does that make it okay to you? The documentary, which debuted on the streaming service in late March, lays out myriad problems with the global fishing industry. It shows enormous bottom trawling nets destroying kelp forests and coral reefs, thus worsening the effects of climate change. And it presents fish farms as cesspools of filth and disease, producing salmon that must be artificially dyed to generate its characteristic pink flesh. -
Seafood Expo North America: Aquaculture 'A Big Opportunity for Sustainable Food' « Global Aquaculture Advocate
3/27/2019 Seafood Expo North America: Aquaculture 'a big opportunity for sustainable food' « Global Aquaculture Advocate MARKETPLACE (/ADVOCATE/CATEGORY/MARKETPLACE) Seafood Expo North America: Aquaculture ‘a big opportunity for sustainable food’ Monday, 18 March 2019 By James Wright Aquaculture talk abounds at North America’s largest seafood event Chef Sammy Monsour prepares samples of Silverside coho salmon to guests on Monday morning at the BluGlacier booth at Seafood Expo North America. Aquafeed formulation makes coho salmon a net sh producer https://www.aquaculturealliance.org/advocate/seafood-expo-north-america-aquaculture-big-opportunity-sustainable-food/?headlessPrint=AAAAAP 3/27/2019 Seafood Expo North America: Aquaculture 'a big opportunity for sustainable food' « Global Aquaculture Advocate Sammy Monsour, a well-known chef in Los Angeles, said he had to travel 6,000 miles to Chile and see Ventisqueros’ coho salmon farms rsthand if he was going to prepare and serve their sh at his restaurant, Preux & Proper (https://www.preuxandproper.com). “I’ve been working with sustainable seafood for years, and have been partners with Seafood Watch. I’m constantly seeking to learn more and keep an open mind,” Monsour told the Advocate during the premier of a short lm that documented his journey from LA to southern Chile to learn about sustainable aquaculture. The lm was produced by Corbion, as the coho salmon on the Ventisqueros farm are fed a progressive aquafeed blend that uses AlgaPrime DHA, an algae-source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Produced by BioMar, the feed has a sh-in- sh-out ratio of 0.5 to 1, meaning that half a kilogram of shmeal and sh oil is used to produce 1 kilo of farmed salmon. -
Gender Analysis of the Aquaculture Sector in Fiji
Gender analysis of the aquaculture sector in Fiji: Gender analysis ofCommunity-based tilapia the aquaculture sectorfarms in Vitiin Fiji: Levu Community-based tilapia farms in Viti Levu Prepared by the Pacific Community, Prepared by the Pacific Community, Women in Fisheries Network – Fiji and Women in Fisheries Network – Fiji and the Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji the Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji. Gender analysis of the aquaculture sector in Fiji: Community-based tilapia farms in Viti Levu Prepared by the Pacific Community, Women in Fisheries Network – Fiji, and the Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji Noumea, New Caledonia, 2018 © Pacific Community (SPC) 2018 All rights for commercial/for profit reproduction or translation, in any form, reserved. SPC authorises the partial reproduction or translation of this material for scientific, educational or research purposes, provided that SPC and the source document are properly acknowledged. Permission to reproduce the document and/ or translate in whole, in any form, whether for commercial/for profit or non-profit purposes, must be requested in writing. Original SPC artwork may not be altered or separately published without permission. Original text: English Pacific Community Cataloguing-in-publication data Gender analysis of the aquaculture sector in Fiji: community-based tilapia farms in Viti Levu / prepared by the Pacific Community, Women in Fisheries Network – Fiji, and the Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji 1. Aquaculture — Fiji. 2. Tilapia — Fiji. 3. Aquaculture industry — Fiji. 4. Aquaculture — Research — Fiji. 5. Gender — Fiji. 6. Women — Fiji. 7. Women in development — Fiji. I. Title II. Pacific Community 639. 2099611 AACR2 ISBN : 978-982-00-1101-4 Prepared for publication at SPC’s Suva Regional Office, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji, 2018 Printed by Quality Print Limited, Suva, Fiji, 2018 Acknowledgement The research for this report was conducted jointly by the Fiji Women in Fisheries Network (WiFN-Fiji), the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries (MoF), and the Pacific Community (SPC). -
Value Adding and Supply Chain Development for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
VALUE ADDING AND SUPPLY CHAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS IN FIJI, SAMOA AND TONGA Scoping study for Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) School of Marine Studies Institute of Marine Resources: Technical Report 04/2012 Institute of Marine Resources Supporting Pacific Island Countries in the sustainable development of their marine resources Value adding and supply chain development for fisheries and aquaculture products in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga: Scoping study for Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) Institute of Marine Resources School of Marine Studies Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment University of the South Pacific 2011 Pacific Agribusiness Research and Development Initiative (PARDI) Project 2010/002: Value adding and supply chain development for fisheries and aquaculture products in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga i This publication should be cited as: South, G.R., Morris, C., Bala, S. & Lober, M. 2012. Value adding and supply chain development Table of Contents for fisheries and aquaculture products in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga: Scoping study for Tilapia (Oreochromis sp). Suva, Fiji: Institute of Marine Resources, School of Marine Studies, FSTE, INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 USP. IMR Technical Report 04/2012. 18pp. VALUE-ADDING OF TILAPIA .................................................................................................... 1 TILAPIA FISHERY STATUS IN FIJI ............................................................................................. -
Improving Community-Based Aquaculture in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa and Vanuatu
Final report Project Improving community-based aquaculture in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa and Vanuatu project number FIS/2012/076 date published 1/06/2019 prepared by Robert Jimmy co-authors/ Tim Pickering & Beero Tioti contributors/ collaborators approved by NA final report number FR2019-52 ISBN 978-1-925747-28-7 published by ACIAR GPO Box 1571 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia This publication is published by ACIAR ABN 34 864 955 427. Care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication. However ACIAR cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in the publication. You should make your own enquiries before making decisions concerning your interests. © Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2019 - This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from ACIAR, GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, [email protected]. Final report: Improving community-based aquaculture in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa and Vanuatu Contents 1 Acknowledgments .................................................................................... 5 2 Executive summary .................................................................................. 6 3 Background ............................................................................................... 8 4 Objectives ..............................................................................................