MSECAP-related training and IEC activities
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AQD trains resource management council of Molocaboc
Molocaboc resource management council members observe the operations of AQD’s abalone hatchery [TOP], and later tried their hand at spawning sandfish
For five days beginning 20 February, AQD conducted two separate courses on Abalone and sandfish stocking & culture technology with ten BFARMC (Barangay Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Management Council) members of Molocaboc, Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines as participants. These courses, funded by the Government of Japan Trust Fund, included topics on abalone seed production including spawning, egg collection, counting & incubation, larval rearing in tanks, feeding; culture in cages including stocking, feeding & feed conversion ratios and survival; biology & life cycle of sandfish, broodstock selection, and larval rearing. In addition, the participants visited AQD’s research station in Igang and UP Visayas. Ms. Anicia Abong had this to say: “Gapasalamat gid ako sa tanan nga SEAFDEC personnel, ging himo nyo gid ang tanan nga daghan gid kami mabal-an, nakalipay gid namo nga ging tagaan kami oportunidad nga magtraining diri sa SEAFDEC.” (We are thankful to all SEAFDEC personnel, who did their best in teaching us. We are happy that we were given an opportunity to train at SEAFDEC.)
Aquaculture for communities
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Seven participants from Cambodia (1), Malaysia (1), Thailand (1), Vietnam (1), India (1), and the Philippines (2) completed AQD’s training course on “Communitybased freshwater aquaculture for remote rural areas of Southeast Asia” that was held 26 November - 5 December at AQD’s station in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines. The lectures and practicals included the overview of freshwater aquaculture in Southeast Asia; hatchery, broodstock management & grow-out of commerciallyimportant freshwater species like tilapia, bighead carp, catfish, and freshwater prawn; aquatic ecology; design & construction of tanks, cages, pens, and ponds; preparation of feeds; major diseases affecting freshwater fish; and sustainable management of small-scale farms. The course was funded by the Government of Japan Trust Fund to help Southeast Asian countries adopt better aquaculture technologies.
Participants of the international conference on fisheries and globalization [TOP]; land-use trainees visit a mangrove reforestation site in Iloilo, Philippines
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AQD organizes course on land evaluation for fishponds
AQD also conducted a training on Conducting inventory and evaluation of public lands released for fishpond development purposes which was held 11-16 November and attended by 31 technical officers of BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources). The training included lectures and handson activities on these topics: basic fishpond aquaculture system, farm economics, basic steps in conducting fishpond lease agreement inventory, mangrove biology, basic mapping orientation, and aquasilviculture focusing on best practices for mud crab nursery, grow-out & fattening. The participants also visited different reforestation sites in Leganes, Iloilo; Ivisan, Capiz; and Ibajay, Aklan. Mr. Jackito Ballebar, of BFAR-5, expressed his gratitude to AQD for extending full support to the program and for being the “best partner of BFAR”. He added: “The training and workshop are very good. I hope that the objectives and advocacy of AQD continue so that problems brought about by global warming will be resolved through adoption of the technology by the people in the community.” This activity was funded by BFAR and the Zoological Society of London.
AQD hosts discussion on fishfarmers’ welfare
AQD hosted the International conference on fisheries and globalization (ICFG) that was held at AQD’s main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo from 19 to 21 September. The threeday conference gathered 32 international organizations from 15 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to analyze the global small-scale fisheries and recommend strategies to promote and protect fish farmers’ welfare worldwide. “AQD is happy to host this meeting,” AQD Chief Dr. Felix Ayson said. “Developing sustainable technologies suitable for smallscale farmers is one of the major programs of AQD. The fisherfolk and small-scale farmers are our stakeholders since they play an important role in providing food for the increasing human population.” At the end of the conference, the delegates adopted a declaration that enumerates the key problems facing smallscale fisherfolk and their recommendations for the realization of sustainable fisheries. The conference was organized by People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty, IBON International, Pamalakaya, and Fisheries & Marine Environment Research Institute Inc.
At the community aquaculture course, trainees learn how to select good carp broodstock