Field Document 90/5

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON MILKFISH CULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Tarawa, Kiribati, 21–25 November 1988
CONTENTS


Sponsored by

FAO/South Pacific Aquaculture Development Project

and

U.S. Agency for International Development

in collaboration with the

Forum Fisheries Agency


Editors

HIDEYUKI TANAKA

K. ROGER UWATE

JESUS V. JUARIO

CHENG-SHENG LEE

and

ROBERTO FOSCARINI


1990


Published by

SOUTH PACIFIC AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

GCP/RAS/116/JPN

Suva, Fiji

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CONTENTS

1. Foreword

2. Country Reports:

Cook Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Guam

Hawaii

Kiribati

Nauru

Solomon Islands

Palau

Tonga

Tuvalu

3. Technical Papers:

Milkfish Culture and Production in Southeast Asia Present and Future.
Cheng Sheng Lee and Jessie E. Banno

Fishery Biology of Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forskal)
Luis Maria B. Garcia

Milkfish Fry Collection and Handling
Antonio C. Villaluz

Milkfish Culture in the Philippines
Jesus V. Juario

Milkfish Culture Methods in Kiribati
Tukabu Teroroko

Economics of Milkfish Culture in the Philippines
Renato F. Agbayani

Economics of Milkfish Culture in the Pacific Islands
K. Roger Uwate

4. Annexes:

Annex I: Workshop Programme

Annex II: Local Names of Milkfish

Annex III: Four Recipes for Preparing Milkfish

Annex IV: List of Participants

Annex V: Closing Speech

Annex VI: Photographs of Workshop