I. Governments
Country / Participant | Address |
Bangladesh | |
Mr. Mohammad Ali Patwary. | Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka. |
Telephone: 242258: 400265 | |
Mr. Samarendra Nath Choudhury. | Deputy Director, Department of Fisheries, Matshya Bhaban, 1, Park Avenue, Ramna, Dhaka. |
Telephone: 241592 | |
Cambodia | |
Mr. Touch Seang Tana. | Fishery Advisor, Department of Fisheries, N 186 Bd Norodom, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh. |
Telephone: 855) 15912 638 | |
Fax: (855)23 60127 | |
H.E. May Sam Oeun. | Under-Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, 200 Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh. |
Telephone: (855) 15912970 | |
Fax: (855) 23 60127 | |
China | |
Mr. An He Ping. | Environment Protection Office, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Fishing Port Superintendent, Ministry of Agriculture, No.11 Nong Zhan Guan Nan Li, Beijing 100026. |
Telephone: 500 2369: 500 3366 | |
Fax: 500 2448 | |
Mr. Wei Zhenlin. | Programme Official, Department of International Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 11, Nong Zhan Guan Nan Li, Beijing 100026. |
Telephone: (86-1) 500 4390 | |
Fax: (86-1) 500 2448 | |
Hong Kong | |
Dr. Patsy Wong. | Senior Aquaculture Fisheries Officer, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Canton Road Government Offices, 13th Floor, 393 Canton Rd., Kowloon. |
Telephone: 733 2200 | |
Fax: 311 3731 | |
India | |
Dr. K. Alagarswami. | Director, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, 141, Marshalls Road, Egmore, Madras 600 008. |
Telephone: 828 0369 | |
Dr. P.V. Dehadrai. | Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Room 103, Krishi Bhawan, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi. |
Telephone: 11 382713 (O): 11 6723855(R) | |
Fax: 11 387 293 | |
Telex: 3162249 ICAR IN | |
Indonesia | |
Mr. Dedi H. Yusuf. | Chief, Sub Directorate of Fish Seed Development, Directorate General of Fisheries, Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Ragunan, Jakarta 12550. |
Telephone: 780 4116 | |
Mr. Heriyanto Marwoto. | Chief, Section of Programme and Project Formulation, Directorate of Planning, Directorate General of Fisheries, Jl. Harsono RM No. 3 Ragunan, Jakarta 12550. |
Telephone: 780 4116(021) | |
Iran | |
Dr. Alireza Nikouyan. | Director, Oceanography Department, Fisheries Research and Training Organisation, Ministry of Jehad Sazandegi, P.O.Box 14155-6116, Tehran. |
Telephone: 21 227 4916 | |
Fax: 21 893 700 | |
Telex: 21330 RETR IR | |
Mr. Abbas Matinfar. | Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organisation, 43 Shahid Vahid Dastjerdi, Zafer Avenue, Tehran 19167. |
Telephone: 21 227 4916 | |
Fax: 21 893 700 | |
Telex: 21330 RETR IR | |
Republic of Korea | |
Dr. Hak Gyoon Kim. | Director, Environment Research Division, NFRDA, 65-3/Shirang-Ri, Kijang-Up, Yangsan-Gun, Kyongsangnamdo 626–900. |
Telephone: 523 361 8068 | |
Fax: 523 361 8076 | |
Telex: FRDA ROK K 52647 | |
Dr. Ho Young Ryu. | Director, Shellfish & Algae Culture Division, NFRDA, 65-3/Shirang-Ri, Kijang-Up, Yangsan-Gun, Kyongsangnamdo 626–900. |
Telephone: 523 4650091 | |
Fax: 523 361 8076 | |
Telex: FRDA ROK K 52647 | |
Lao PDR | |
Mr. Khampeth Roger. | Vice Chief of Fishery and Small Animal Division, Livestock-Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry, P.O Box 873, Vientiane. |
Mr. Somthaboune Bounthiane. | Fishery Officer, Division of Agriculture and Forestry of Savannaket, Livestock-Veterinary Section, Savannaket Province. |
Malaysia | |
Mr. Mohd Akhir Arshad. | Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Research Institute, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, West Malaysia. |
Telephone: 4 657 777 (0); 4 657 2703 (R) | |
Mr. K. Subramaniam. | Senior Fisheries Officer, Department of Fisheries, National Prawn Fry Production and Research Centre, Kampong Pulau Sayak, 08500, Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah. |
Telephone: 60-4 437 4021 | |
Fax: 4 437 4470 | |
Myanmar | |
U Min Thame. | Senior Aquaculturist, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries, 50 Bank Road, Yangon. |
Telephone: (95-1) 86828 | |
U Hla Win. | Deputy Director, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries, 50 Bank Road, Yangon. |
Telephone: (95-1) 82356 | |
Nepal | |
Mr. M.B. Pantha. | Director (Fisheries), Fisheries Development Division, Department of Agriculture Development, Harihar Bhawan, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Kathmandu. |
Telephone: (977-1) 522 121 | |
Fax: (977-1) 527 090 | |
Philippine | |
Mr. Nelson A. Lopez. | Supervising Aquaculturist, Aquaculture Division, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 860 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila 3000. |
Telephone: (63-2) 978561 ext 231/232 | |
Fax: (63-2) 922 2231 | |
Mr. Abundio M. Galicia, Jr. | Supervising Aquaculturist, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 880 Estuar Building, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila 3000. |
Telephone: (63-2) 978561 ext 231/232 | |
Fax: (63-2) 922 2231 | |
Sri Lanka | |
Dr. J.M.P.K. Jayasinghe. | Director, Inland Aquatic Resources Division, National Aquatic Resources Agency, Crow Island, Mattakkuliya, Colombo 15. |
Telephone: (94-1) 693 217 | |
Fax: (94-1) 522 932 | |
Mr. M.L.S. Fernando. | Director, Aquatic Resources Policy Ministry of Fisheries, P.O. Box 1707, Colombo 10. |
Telephone: (94-1) 437 948 | |
Thailand | |
Dr. Thiraphan Bhukaswan. | Senior Fishery Advisor, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kasetsart University Campus, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900. |
Telephone: 662 579 4528 | |
Dr. Oopatham Pawaputanon. | Director, Coastal Aquaculture Division, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kasetsart University Campus, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900. |
Telephone: (66-2) 5614759 | |
Fax: (66-2) 5792421 | |
Vietnam | |
Dr. Pham Thuoc. | Deputy Director, Research Institute of Marine Products, 170 Le Lai Street, Hai Phong. |
Telephone: (84 31) 46656; (84 31) 49015 | |
Fax: (84 31) 45153 | |
Dr. Vo Van Trac. | Director, National Fisheries Development Programme, Ministry of Fisheries, 57 Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. |
Telephone: (84-42) 5696; (84 42) 56391 | |
Fax: (84-42) 54702 |
II. Agencies/Organisations/Institutions
Organisation/participant | Address |
ASEAN-EC (AADCP) | |
Mr. Noor Hamid. | Head of Environmental Assessment Division, Brackishwater Aquaculture Development Centre, Jalan Pemandian Kartini, P.O. Box 1, Jepara, Central Java, Indonesia. |
Telephone: (62) 291 91125 | |
Fax: (62) 291 91724 | |
Mr. Michael New. | Co-ordinator, ASEAN-EEC (AADCP), Kasetsart University Campus, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 561 3022 | |
Fax: (66-2) 561 3023 | |
Mr. Hassanai Kongkeo. | Technical Officer, ASEAN-EEC (AADCP) Aquaculture Development and Co-ordination Programme, Kasetsart University Campus, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 561 3022 | |
Fax: (66-2) 561 3023 | |
ACIAR/CSIRO | |
Dr. Ian White. | Senior Principle Research Scientist, CSIRO, Centre for Environmental Mechanics, G.P.O. Box 821, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. |
Telephone: (61-6) 246 5553 | |
Fax: (61-6) 246 5560 | |
Aquastar Laboratories | |
Dr. Daniel F. Fegan. | Technical Service Department, P.O. Box 5, Amphur Muang Songkhla 90000, Thailand. |
Mobile Phone: (66-01) 7120944-5 | |
Telephone: (66-074) 391090-5 | |
Fax: 66 074 391091 | |
Asian Institute of Technology | |
Dr. C. Kwei Lin. | Associate Professor, Division of Agricultural and Food Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok 10501, Thailand. |
Fax: (66-2) 524 6200 | |
Asian Wetland Bureau (AWB) | |
Dr. Jon Davies. | Institute Pengajian Tinggi, Asian Wetland Bureau, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
Telephone: 7566624; 7572164 | |
Fax: 757 1225 | |
Asian Fisheries Society (AFS)/ Chulalongkorn University | |
Dr. Piamsak Menasveta. | Professor and Director, Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 218 8161 | |
Fax: (66-2) 254 4259 | |
Centre National Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | |
Mrs. Annette Alfsen. | Senior Scientist, Centre National Recherche
Scientifique, French University, 45 rue des Saints Peres 75006, Paris. |
Telephone: (33-1) 4286 2094 | |
Fax: (33-1) 4297 4104 | |
Charoen Phokphand (CP) | |
Ms. Tabthip Kitphakornsanti. | CP Aquaculture Business, 313 28th CP Tower, Silom Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 231 0828 | |
Fax: (66-2) 231 0191 | |
Department of Fisheries, Thailand | |
Mr. Siri Tookwinas. | Director, Kung Krabaen Project, Kung Krabaen Royal Development Centre, Amphur Tha Mai, Chanthaburi 22170, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-39) 321 930 | |
Fax: (66-39) 321 930 | |
Mr. Manu Potaros. | Senior Fisheries Officer, Department of Fisheries, Kasetsart University Campus, Ladyao, Jatujak Bangkok 10900. |
ESCAP | |
Mr. Joop Theunissen. | Economic Affairs Officer, Rural Development Section, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Bldg., Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 282 9161 ext 1389 | |
Fax: (66-2) 282 9602 | |
Mr. Giueseppe Daconto. | Associate Expert, Environment Section, Division of Industry, Human Settlements and Environment, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Bldg., Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. |
Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organisation /Iran Fisheries Co. | |
Mr. Chen Foo Yan. | Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organisation, 43 Shahid Vahid Dastjerdi, Zafer Avenue, Tehran 19167, Islamic Republic of Iran. |
Kasetsart University | |
Dr. Pratak Tabthibwan. | Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. |
Mr Mathee Kaewnern. | Faculty of Fisheries, Fishery Management Department, Kasetsart University Campus, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 579 6742 | |
Fax: (66-2) 579 5597 | |
Mekong Secretariat | |
Dr. Lars Y. Nilsson. | Chief, Environment Unit, Technical Support Division, Mekong Committee, Mekong Secretariat, Kasatsuk Bridge, Rama I Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. |
Mr. Jorgen Jensen. | Senior Project Officer (Fishery), AIFF Unit Resources Development Division, Mekong Committee, Mekong Secretariat, Kasatsuk Bridge, Rama I Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 225 0029 | |
Fax: (66-2) 225 2796 | |
Telex: 21322 MEKONG TH | |
National Environment Board, Thailand | |
Mrs. Praopan Tongsom. | Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, National Environment Board, 60/1 Soi Phibun Watthana 7, Rama 6, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 279 9182 | |
Fax: (66-2) 279 8088 | |
Oceanic Institute, Hawaii | |
Dr. Cheng Sheng Lee. | The Oceanic Institute, P.O. Box 25280, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825. |
Telephone: (1-808) 259 7951 | |
Fax: (1-808) 259 5971 | |
Partnership for Development in Kampuchea (PADEK) | |
Dr. M.C. Nandeesha. | Fisheries Advisor, Partnership for Development in Kampuchea, P.O. Box 554, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. |
Telephone: (855-23) 26224 | |
Fax: (855-23) 26224 | |
Pro-En Consultant and Management | |
Mr. Panchote Kulvanit. | 12th Floor, Q House Asoke Bldg, 66 Sukhumvit 21 Rd., Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110. |
Telephone: (66-2) 264 2064 | |
Fax: (66-2) 264 2074 | |
Srinakarinvirot University | |
Prof Suwalee Chandrkrachang. | Srinakarinvirot University, Prasanmitre, Sukhumvit 23, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-2) 259 1151 | |
Fax: (66-2) 259 1151 | |
University of Stirling | |
Dr. Donald J. Macintosh. | Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, U.K |
Telephone: (44-786) 473171 | |
Fax: (44-786) 472133 | |
UNDP, Bangkok | |
Mr. Michael Klees. | Programme Officer, UNDP, Bangkok. |
Telephone: (66-2) 2829365 ext 1830 | |
Fax: 2800556 | |
World Health Organisation (WHO) | |
Dr. Paul Guo. | Director, Environmental Health Centre (EHC), World Health Organisation, Western Pacific Regional, P.O. Box 12550, 50782, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
Telephone: (60-3) 9480311 | |
Fax: (60-3) 9482349 | |
Telex: WHO MA 31064 | |
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) | |
Dr. Biksham Gujja. | Policy Officer (Bio-Diversity: Wetlands/Marine) Conservation Policy Division - WWF International, Avenue du Mont-Blanc, CH 1196, Gland, Switzerland. |
Telephone: (41-22) 364 9526 | |
Fax: (41-21) 364 8219 |
III. TCP Team
Participant | Address |
Mr. Ulf N. Wijkström. | Chief, Fishery Development Planning Service, Fishery Policy and Planning Division, FAO Rome, Italy. |
Dr. Michael J. Phillips. | ODA Seconded Associate Professor, Division of Agricultural Food Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2754, Bangkok 10501. |
Ms. Annick Van Houtte. | Legal Officer, Development Law Service, FAO Rome, Italy. |
IV. Resource Persons
Participant | Address |
William Howarth. | Professor of Environmental Law, University of Kent at Canterbury, Cripps Harries Hall/SAUR (UK), Eliot College, The University, Kent CT2 7NS, U.K. |
Telephone: (44-227) 764 000 | |
Fax: (44-227) 475 471 | |
Dr. Arun G. Jhingran. | Consultant, ADB-funded Aquaculture Project, Second Aquaculture Development Project (ADB), Matshya Bhaban, 7th Floor, Dhaka. |
Telephone: 865456; 246103-5 | |
Mr. Somsak Boromthanarat. | Director, Coastal Resources Institute, Prience of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. |
Telephone: (66-74) 212800 | |
Fax: (66-74) 212828 | |
Dr. Ruangrai Tokrisna. | Professor, Department of Agriculture Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. |
V. FAO
Participant | Address |
Mr. Imre Csavas. | Regional Aquaculture Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, 39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. |
Mr. Uwe C Barg. | Fishery Resources Officer, Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service, Fishery Resources and Environment Division, Fisheries Department, FIRI, FAO Rome. |
Telephone: (39-6) 5225 3454 | |
Fax: (39-6) 5225 3020 |
VI. NACA Secretariat
Name | Position | Contact Number |
Dr. Banchong Tiensongrusmee. | NACA Co-ordinator. | Tel: (66-2) 5611728-9 |
Dr. M.N. Kutty. | Senior Aquaculturist. | Fax: (66-2) 561-1727 |
Mr. Pedro Bueno. | Information Specialist. | |
Mr. Zhou Xiaowei. | Aquaculturist. |
Dr. Banchong Tiensongrusmee
Co-ordinator, NACA
Dr. Plodprasop Suraswadi, Mr Imre Csavas, fellow participants, my friends, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the NACA organisation, I am very happy to welcome you to this regional workshop.
I would like to thank the Government of Thailand for its continuing support of NACA and for hosting this regional study including this workshop. I wish to express NACA's gratitude to FAO for responding rapidly to the recommendation of the NACA governments for a regional study on aquaculture and the environment, that response coming in the form of this TCP project. The hardworking Project Team, composed of Mr Wijkstrom, Dr. Phillips and Mrs Van Houtte, were engaged throughout this Project and they have done an outstanding job at overseeing and conducting the study in collaboration with the National Environment Co-ordinators and other officers of governments. I am most grateful to FAO RAPA for the assistance that it has readily given to NACA in the conduct of the study and in the arrangements for this culminating activity. I am very pleased to welcome the representatives of the various agencies and organisations; I hope that during the workshop we can identify concrete and meaningful co-operation between your agencies and the governments in the area of environment and aquaculture development.
The ready assistance of the resource persons whom we have invited to share their expertise and experiences and the generosity of their respective institutions in allowing or enabling them to contribute to this activity, is gratefully acknowledged.
I extend my special acknowledgement to our distinguished delegates from governments, who have devoted their time and intellectual and physical resources -- in the spirit of regional collaboration -- to the highly cost-effective conduct of this project. In this extensive study, the National Environment Coordinators carried out the essential work. To them is owed a large measure of the success of this study and I would like to thank them for having been very patient with the NACA Secretariat, but more so for their ready and sincere co-operation.
This study, the Environmental Assessment and Management of Aquaculture Development, is one of the proposed activities under NACA's Regional Programme of Environment and Aquaculture Development. The Regional Programme provides a holistic approach to developing and managing the aquaculture sector, encompassing the bio-technical, economic, social and the environmental aspects. It was evolved from various forums that included workshops, consultations and studies even while NACA was still a UNDP/FAO project. The Governing Council endorsed the programme in 1991 and has since become the umbrella to the various regional and national activities of NACA. In this connection, I am pleased to inform our colleagues from governments that the Programme has gathered considerable momentum over the past two years and is now comprised of more projects -- approved and in the pipeline -- that are being implemented in collaboration with a number of organisations.
Notable among these activities are this Regional Study on Environmental Assessment and Management of Aquaculture; the NACA-ADB Regional Project on Aquaculture Sustainability and the Environment, scheduled to be activated in April 1994; the Regional Study on the Taxonomy, Ecology and Analysis of Commercially Important Red Seaweeds, which is on-going; a collaborative programme with the Paris-based Office International des Epizooties (OIE) on regional fish health management for which a working group will meet, also in Bangkok, next Monday. The working group will develop the proposal and programme of work on two regional activities related to fish health management, namely, Fish Disease Information Systems and Fish Disease Legislation.
The national-level activities include: a two-phase investigation of the environmental impact of shrimp farming in Thailand, which is generally seen as having important lessons of regional significance: the pipeline studies on shrimp aquaculture in tropical coastal regions planned for Thailand and Vietnam; and another national-level study in Thailand aimed at finding ways to rehabilitate abandoned aquaculture areas. Finally, a national workshop on aquaculture and the environment in Vietnam will be held in May. The Government has asked NACA to assist in its organisation and will involve the participation of resource persons from FAO RAPA, Mekong Secretariat, Save the Children Fund, a Vietnam-based European Council project, and other agencies.
These, at present, constitute the on-going and planned activities under the Regional Programme for Environment and Aquaculture Development. To underscore the urgency and need for more efforts in line with the Regional Programme, the NACA Governments at their Fifth Governing Council Meeting in Delhi last December, unanimously endorsed a key proposal for a regional project on environment and aquaculture development following the programmatic approach that the UNDP had prescribed. This key project would become the linchpin for the others which are now on-going or on-stream. The reasons given for its urgency are many. In sum, the Governments were greatly disturbed by the lack of understanding on the impacts of aquaculture, the pitfalls of formulating policies and approving development projects without adequate understanding of their effects and the headlong rush into aquaculture expansion for short-term economic gains that cannot be sustained. The lack of a holistic approach to the planning for national aquaculture development was the common thread.
I am happy to report to this gathering that following their endorsement of this project and of other activities, the Governments expressed their resolve to support its implementation to the fullest. They will do so through the mechanism of technical co-operation among developing countries. This mechanism and the cohesiveness of the governments, fostered by the timely and essential support of organisations that have found it worthy to partner the Governments, have been the critical elements in the total regional effort at aquaculture development. It is gratifying to find that this regional study and now this workshop, have been successfully mounted in the same spirit of collaboration and cohesiveness.
I reiterate my warm greetings and welcome, and I look forward to an interesting workshop.
Dr. Plodprasop Suraswadi
Director General, Department of Fisheries, Thailand
Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning. I would like to extend to you, on behalf of the Government of Thailand, a very warm welcome. We thank you for the privilege of hosting this project and this international gathering. We are honoured by your presence and I hope that you will find your stay pleasant; I know you will find it very educational. Thailand can offer plenty of lessons, on aquaculture development and on environmental management, which is the theme of this conference. It is well known to most of you that along with the rapid development of the Thai economy, we have had to urgently cope with a number of problems related to the environment. In several areas we have been fairly effective.
Among the agricultural sectors, fisheries (and especially aquaculture) has seen the greatest expansion in recent years, not only in Thailand but also in this region. At the same time, it has had its share of significant problems. Thailand has extensive inland fisheries and aquaculture resources in rivers, swamps, lakes and reservoirs. Having a longer history and experience in inland fisheries we have been able to develop successful measures to manage the fishery resources and protect the ecosystem in these inland water bodies.
Much of the recent expansion has been in coastal aquaculture, in particular marine shrimp culture. This rapid growth also led to the conversion of a significant area of mangrove to shrimp ponds and, in other areas of the country, to the conversion of rice fields and idle grasslands into shrimp farms. While only 38% of the total 1.17 million rai (or 187,200 hectares) of mangrove that have been removed since 1961 were turned into aquaculture ponds, their removal has brought about various problems, some having attained a high degree of severity such as loss of habitat of valuable wildlife, coastal erosion and a perceptible decrease in the productivity of coastal waters, all of which have negatively affected the livelihood of people in coastal communities. The other side of the ledger has been the enormous earnings for the economy in the export of aquaculture products and the creation of ancillary enterprises that have stimulated more economic activity. Thailand has became the top aquaculture producer of shrimp, shooting from 1,590 tons in 1977 to more than 162,000 tons in 1992–1993. In-keeping with the role of aquaculture, this has also compensated for the decreasing catch in shrimp product, which has gone down from 117,000 tons in 1977 to only about 80,000 tons last year. These economic gains have not been without costs, includeding conflicts among common users of the resource, loss of productivity, decreasing yield, and higher cost of production.
We have ideas of how to promote balanced development but, for relevant and emphatic policies, we need guidelines such as this regional study will provide. The government has placed a major portion of its recent efforts on dealing with the effects of such developments on the productivity of the land, on the quality of the surrounding waters, on the capacity of these two resources to produce continuously and on the social and economic well-being of the people.
While the Government has been able to put into place adequate measures to lessen the adverse consequences of rapid growth on resource capacity and social harmony, we do realise that the issues are complex and do not readily allow for easy and neat solutions. What makes it even more demanding, to policy makers and government agencies like the Department of Fisheries especially, is the need to strike an acceptable and popular balance between promoting social development and economic growth and ensuring that the capacity of the natural environment to produce is sustained. For us, the search for the right blend of solutions has not been easy and, as those of you from the policy sector of your own governments may confirm, the search is sometimes distracted by emotional issues.
It is for this reason that we in Government look forward to the results of this very important conference on aquaculture and the environment. We expect it to provide us with effective guidelines to better manage our aquaculture development. Thailand was keen to host the project and has been actively involved in its implementation aware of the importance of the study and its contribution to a sustained aquaculture development.
I would like to thank FAO for its support of this timely regional project and NACA for effectively coordinating its implementation. I am aware that this project involves the participation of 18 governments in the region and that it has been efficiently operated under the spirit of technical co-operation among developing countries. Thailand, as you know, hosted the NACA project which has now evolved into the independent NACA organisation, and also the Regional Seafarming Project and the NACA headquarters. Through this, and with the active involvement of the Department of Fisheries and its various institutes as well as several of the universities involved in fisheries, Thailand has shown its strong adherence to regional co-operation in aquaculture development. I would like to take this opportunity to re-affirm Thailand's support to regional co-operation, especially in the crucial area of environment and fishery resource development and management.
I would also like to thank our esteemed colleagues from the other governments for contributing their time, manpower and physical resources to the successful execution of this important regional activity. This regional effort strengthens the solidarity of governments and confirms our collective desire to solve shared problems.
I am pleased to acknowledge the presence of representatives of several donor and technical assistance agencies in this conference. I would like to call on international and regional organisations to continue to provide the appropriate support and guidance to governments. As you can see we are doing our utmost to help ourselves, sharing our resources and pooling our efforts, through such inter-governmental mechanisms as NACA and similar regional bodies, to solve our common problems. I assure you that we shall continue to do so, because we fully realise the need for a sustained effort to solve environmental problems. There are areas where your respective organisations can provide the critical assistance to governments' collective efforts. I strongly suggest that this meeting also identify and define such areas in order for your programmes to be aligned with the needs of governments.
Finally, I congratulate the organisers of this conference, extend a warm welcome to colleagues from the other governments and my best wishes for the successful conclusion of the workshop. I wish you an enjoyable meeting and a pleasant stay in Thailand.
Monday, 21 February 1994
Morning Programme
Registration
0800 – 0845 | Arrival of Guests and Registration of Participants. |
0845 – 0900 | Assembly at FAO RAPA Conference Hall. |
Opening ceremony
0900 – 0910 | Welcome address |
Mr. Imre Csavas, | |
Regional Aquaculture Officer, FAO RAPA. | |
0910 – 0920 | Speech |
Dr. Banchong Tiensongrusmee, | |
Co-ordinator, NACA. | |
0920 – 0930 | Keynote address |
Dr. Plodprasop Suraswadi, | |
Director General, Department of Fisheries, Thailand. |
Description of scope and objectives of the workshop
10.00–10.30 Mr Ulf Wijkström, TCP Team Leader.
Presentation of Country Reports by the National Environment Co-ordinators
(Country reports: 15 min; clarifications, 5 minutes)
1030 – 1230 | Bangladesh. |
India. | |
Nepal. | |
Sri Lanka. |
Afternoon Session
Presentation of Country Reports (continued)
1330 – 1630 | Cambodia. |
Lao PDR. | |
Vietnam. | |
Hong Kong. | |
China. | |
Korea (Rep.). |
Tuesday, 22 February 1994
Morning Session
Presentation of Country Reports (continued)
0830 – 1200 | Iran. |
Indonesia. | |
Malaysia. | |
Myanmar. | |
Philippines. | |
Thailand. |
Afternoon Session
Presentation of study overview
1330 – 1630 TCP Project Team.
Evening Session
Working groups on inland and coastal aquaculture
1800 – 2000 | Management options in inland aquaculture. Management options in coastal aquaculture. |
Wednesday, 23 February 1994
Morning Session
Inland aquaculture and the environment
0830 – 1200 Resource persons: review and general discussions.
Afternoon Session
Coastal aquaculture and environment
1330 – 1630 Resource persons: review and general discussions.
Working groups on inland and coastal aquaculture
1800 – 2000 | Management options in inland aquaculture. Management options in coastal aquaculture. |
Thursday, 24 February 1994
Morning Session
Environmental management options
0830 – 1200 General discussion and formulation of suggestions by the Working Groups
Afternoon Session
Formulation of recommendations
1330 – 1630 Final discussion and formulation of recommendations.
Friday, 25 February 1994
Whole Day
Guided study tour
Saturday, 26 February 1994, 09.30 – 12.00
Adoption of workshop report
0830 – 1130 | Chairman: Dr. P.V. Dehadrai, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Chairman, NACA Governing Council. |
Closing ceremony