ANNEXES

ANNEX 1

SELECTED PRIORITIES

The priority subjects to be considered for the preparation of the Project yearly workplan are hereafter indicated. They follow the suggestions and recommendations of the countries as expressed in the sub-regional meetings, held in Tunis from 8 to 19 April 1991 (Tab A1–A6).

The prioritization of the aquaculture sector needs for the region, will orient the Project action, towards overcoming the most significant constraints which hinder, at present, the development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, the impact created by the project, will contribute to the progressive change of the needs and therefore of priorities, so that, the continuous contribution from each participating country to the definition of priorities will be essential for the update of priorities.

SELECTED PRIORITIES

1 - TRAINING SUB-NETWORK
	1.1 HIGH LEVEL PRIORITIES				Remarks by participants
		1.1.1	Marine hatchery management	-	Especially oriented to sea bass and gilthead sea bream reproduction. Preferably practice oriented training courses.
		1.1.2	Aquaculture engeneering	-	High level, short term training courses are requested together with basic courses on aquaculture farm desing. Ongrowing of marine species.
		1.1.3.	Fish pathology	-	Especially oriented towards disease prevention and control. Basic training courses are requested as well as higly specialized short term courses on specific topics.
		1.1.4.	Aquaculture farm management	-	Especially oriented towards marine farms.
		1.1.5.	Planning of aqu. development	-	Training courses for planners on legal, social and economic aspects.
	1.2 MEDIUM LEVEL PRIORITIES
		1.2.1	Aquaculture and environment	-	Aquaculture environmental impact (assessment and control).
		1.2.2.	Shrimp rearing technology	-	Basic level training(technician).
		1.2.3.	Fish feeding techniques	-	Especially oriented towards sea bass and gilthead sea bream (larvae, juveniles, adults). Pond organic fertilization is also to be considered.
	1.3 ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
		The following is raised by the countries includes additional selected items to be considered for training activities. These subjects would be included in the above listed high and medium level priorities.
		1.3.1	Fish food technology
		1.3.2	Marine fish cage culture
		1.3.3	Fry recruitment from the wild
		1.3.4	Coastal lagoon management
		1.3.5	Freshwater aquaculture
		1.3.6	Diversification of aqua. production
		1.3.7	Mollusc culture
		1.3.8	Product quality control
		1.3.9	Red tides
		1.3.10	Economic aspect of aqua.project
		1.3.11	Products transformation tech.
2 - RESEARCH SUB-NETWORK
	2.1 HIGH LEVEL PRIORITIES				Remarks by participants
		2.1.1	Diversification of aqua.production	-	Development of new species culture techniques. Reproduction and fattening. Exclusively oriented towards marine aquaculture.
		2.1.2	Marine hatchery management	-	Broodstock management, offseason reproduction, reproductive physiology of sea bass and gilthead sea bream.
	2.2 MEDIUM LEVEL PRIORITIES
		2.2.1	Artemia rearing techniques	-	Cysts and biomass production.
		2.2.2	Aquaculture and environment	-	Guidelines and protocols to control the rearing conditions. Site selection.
		2.2.3.	Offshore cage culture	-	Rearing techniques. Monitoring of oceanographic conditions. Site selection.
		2.2.4	Aquaculture engeneering	-	Especially oriented towards fish fattening.
	2.3 ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
		The following is raised by the countries includes additional items for research.
		2.3.1	Aquaculture farms	-	Effluents treatment.
		2.3.2	Documentation and information	-	Included in the information sub-network.
		2.3.3	Social oriented aquaculture	-	Marine and freshwater.
		2.3.4.	Coastal lagoon management	-	Development of bio-economic models.
		2.3.5	Pathology	-	Fish and molluscs.
		2.3.6	Fry collection from the wild	-
		2.3.7.	Aqua. bio-economic models	-
		2.3.8	Products transformation techniques.	-	Included in : diversification of aquaculture production.
		2.3.9	Shrimp rearing techniques	-
		2.3.10	Use of agricul. sub-products for aq feeds	-	Included in : fish food technology.
		2.3.12	Mollusc culture	-	Especially clam culture;
		2.3.13	Freshwater aquaculture	-

3 - EXTENSION SUB-NETWORK

A specific “extension service” does not exist in the majority of participanting and associated countries. The highly heterogenous development of aquaculture in the various countries of the Region, imposes the adoption of different operative strategies.

High priority has been assigned to the assistance of industrial aquaculture through technical advise, marketing information, development of guidelines, collation and distribution of technical material, promotion of aquaculture products consumption.

The parallel promotion of social oriented aquaculture (simple techniques, low level investment) has been also highlighted, in some cases(Algeria, Egypt).

Extension techniques are, in general, to be improved through specific training.

PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED DURING THE SUB-REGIONAL MEETINGS

CYPRUS SUB-REGION MEETINGS

7 – 8 MARCH 1991

COUNTRY	PRIORITIES	SUB-NETWORK	REMARKS
CYPRUS	Aquaculture and environment	T	Environmental impact of aqua.
	Marine hatchery management	T
	Planning of aq. development	T
	Fish pathology	T	Short tr.course on different topics
	Aquaculture engineering	T	Short training courses
	Fish food technology	T
	Fish farm management	T
	Diversification of aq. production	R	Culture of new species
	Aquaculture farm management	R	Especially effluent treatment
	Marine hatchery management	R	Especially offseason spawning
	Planning of aq. development	R
	Diversification of aq. production	E	Information and advisory service
	Marketing Information	E
	Offshore cage culture	E	New rearing technologies
LEBANON	Planning of aq.development	T
	Fish farm management	T
	Aquaculture engineering	T
	Aquaculture and environment	T	Environmental impact of aqua.
	Fish food technology	T
	Fish pathology	T
	Hatchery management	T
	Diversification of aq.production	R	Culture of new species
	Aquaculture farm management	R	Especially effluent treatment
	Marine hatchery management	R	Especially offseason spawning
	Aquaculture and environment	R	Site selection

PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED DURING THE SUB-REGIONAL METTINGS LIBYA SUB REGION MEETING

14–15 MARCH 1991

COUNTRY	PRIORITIES	SUB-NETWORK	REMARKS
EGYPT	Shrimp rearing technology	T	Reproduction and fattening
	Marine fish aquaculture	T	Including ponds organic fertilization
	Fish feeding technology	T
	Fry recruitment from the wild	T
	Fish pathology	T
	Marine farm management	T
	Coastal lagoon management	T
	Marine hatchery management	R	Especially broodstock management and fry production
	Aquaculture engineering	R	Especially fish fattening
	Documentation and information	R
	Shrimp rearing technology	R
LIBYA	Marine hatchery management	T	Basic level training course
	Fish pathology	T
	Aquaculture engineering	T
	Artemia rearing techniques	R
MALTA	Aquaculture engineering	T	2–3 weeks training - technician Especially ongrowing marine species
	Shrimp rearing technology	T	2–3 weeks training - technicians
	Pathology	T	3–4 weeks training - technicians 2–3 weeks training - specialists
	Planning of aq. development	T	1–2 weeks training - planners (legal, social, economic aspects)
	Marine hatchery management	R	Especially broodstock management fry production.
	Aquaculture engineering	R	Especially fish fattening.
	Documentation and information	R
	Shrimp rearing technology	R
EGYPT-LIBYA	Technical assistance and aq. promotion	E	Promotion of consumption of aq. products. Rural extension (Egypt)
MALTA	Extension techniques
EGYPT-LIBYA-MALTA	Information sub-network	P
	Guidelines for aq. dev.planning	P
	Project financial analysis	P
	Marketing of aq. products	P
	Introduction of new prod.tech.	P
	Fishing techniques	P	Extensive rearing and cultured based fisheries

PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED DURING THE SUB-REGIONAL MEETINGS YUGOSLAVIA SUBREGION MEETING

18–19 MARCH 1991

COUNTRY	PRIORITIES	SUB-NETWORK	REMARKS
YUGOSLAVIA	Hatchery management	T	Sea bass, gilthead sea bream practice-oriented training
	Fish feeding techniques	T	Sea bass, gilthead sea bream (larvae, juveniles, adults)
	Fish pathology	T	Prevention, diagnosis, control. Technical level
	Marine fish cage culture	T	Practical stages
	Aquaculture and environment	R	Guidelines/protocols to recognize unstable rearing conditions Site selection.
	Offshore cage culture	R	Monitoring of oceanographic data Site selection
	Marine hatchery management	R	Reproductive physiology of sea bass, gilthead sea-bream.
	Diversification of aq. production	R	New species rearing technology
	Development of guideline	E	Information system
	Collation of extension material	E
	Planning of aq. development	P
	Marketing of aq. products	P
	Aquaculture legal regulation	P

PRIORITIES AS IDENTIFIED DURING THE SUB-REGIONAL MEETINGS ALGERIA SUB-REGION MEETING

11 – 12 MARCH 1991

COUNTRY	PRIORITIES	SUB-NETWORK	REMARKS
ALGERIA	Freshwater aquaculture	T	Especially hatchery management.
	Planning of aquaculture development	T
	Diversification of aq. production	T	Culture of new species
	Marine fish hatchery management	T
	Aquaculture farm management	T
	Mollusc culture	T
	Social oriented aquaculture	R	Introduction of appropriate species.
	Product transformation techniques and promotion of aq.products	R	Freshwater and marine water
	Utilization of agriculture sub-products for aq. food production	R
	Artemia rearing	R
MOROCCO	Marine fish hatchery management	T	Emphasis on gilthead sea bream
	Aquaculture engeneering	T
	Shrimp rearing technology	T
	Aquaculture and environment	T
	Quality product control	T
	Red Tides	T
	Economics aspect of aq. projects	T
	Planning of aq. development	T
	Coastal lagoons management	R	Especially bio-economic models
	Aq. bio-economic models	R
	Mollusc culture	R	Emphasis on clam (Pecten jacobeus) culture
PORTUGAL	Aquaculture engineering	T
	Aquaculture farm management	T
	Offshore cage culture	R
	Pathology	R	Especially Tapes decussatus and gilthead sea bream feed pathology
	Fry recruitment from the wild	R	Especially elvers
	Aquaculture and environment	R	Environmental impact on aq
	Diversification of aq. production	R
TUNISIA	Pathology	T	Prevention and prophylaxis in support to the present intensive development of aq. industrial project
	Aquaculture farms management	T	Marine farms
	Aquaculture engineering	T
	Fish Food technology	T
	Marine fish hatchery management	T
	Feeding techniques	T
	Aquaculture and environment	T
	Products transformation techniques	T
	Diversification of aq. production	R	Culture of new species
	Artemia rearing techniques	R
	Pathology	R
	Freshwater aquaculture	R	Culture based fisheries reservoirs restocking (Mugilidae)
ALG. MOR. POR. TUN	Information	E	Extension and information
ALG.MOR. POR. TUN	Aquaculture farms management	P	Technical and economic aspects
	Socio-economic aspects	P
	Marketing of aq. products	P	Development of quality standards. Aq. products transformation and distribution
	Aquaculture engineering	P

ANNEX 2
PRIORITY SUBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FORESEEN

High and medium selected priority subjects, are hereafter considered separately for the development of project activity lines.

Interaction between the selected subjects are obviously strong and many of them appear as sun-subjects (marked in bold in the following tables) in the development of specific activities (e.g Diversification of aquaculture production in: “marine hatchery management”). Moreover, most of the items of Annex 1 with lower priority level(additional sub-subjects) have been kept because of their importance, contributing as sub-subjects, to the development of many activity lines(e.g. Social oriented aquaculture programmes, in “Planning of aquaculture”).

SELECTED PRIORITIES AND ACTIVITIES FORESEEN

SELECTED PRIORITIES	ACTIVITIES FORESEEN		AUDIENCE	PARTICIPANTS	REMARKS	ORGANIZATION NEEDS
1 Marine Hatchery Management	1.1	One week Regional Workshop on sea bass and gilthead sea bream “Status of the art”.	National experts in reproduction of marine species and hatchery management.	Participanting and assoc. countries	Visits to marine hatchery should be envisaged	Lecturers on marine hatchery management (bio-technical and economic aspects, design and constraction)
		-Hatchery polifonctional use (fish and shellfish)				Consultant for reporting and editing (Approx 1 month total)
		-Diversification of aquaculture production (new species)				report publication and diffusion
	1.2	3 Weeks study tour to Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Spain	National experts	Participating countries	Follows a workshop scheduled in Yugoslavia.	Negotiation with associated countries for financial and organisational support;
	1.3	3–4 month practical training	National technicians (basic, level, knowledge on hatchery production)	Participating countries	Stages could be organised besides the assoc. countries in Cyprus, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia and Yugoslavia	Negotiation with assoc. countries for financial support and organizational support
	1.4	National practice oriented training courses	Nat. Professional and technicians with aquaculture experience	To be organized in all participating countries	Activities to be organized and supported at national level	Support in publication of technical material.
	1.5	Seminars on hatchery performance, at national level	Aquaculture administrators, operators and investors	To be organised in all the participating countries	Activities to be organized and supported at national level.	Support to collation and publication of extension material
	1.6	Development of joint research programmes on specific topics, but especially oriented towards diversification of the production	Researchers in marine species reproduction.	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programmes to be selected by Regional Coordinator and approved by NSC.	Financial support to experts and information exchange.
			Possible involvement of private producers			Negotiation with assoc. countries for technical support.
2 Aquaculture engeneering and aquaculture farm management	2.1	2 week training course (high level) on: Aquaculture farm design and management. Includes economic aspects of aquaculture	Professionals in aquaculture farm design and management.	Participating countries	Visits to aquaculture farms should be envisaged	Lecturers on intensive and extensive aquaculture farm management.
						Experts on project design
						Consultant for reporting and editing (approx 1 month total)
						Report publication and diffusion.
	2.2	Training courses on aquaculture farm design and management	National Professionals in aquaculture.	To be organized in all the participating countries as a follow up of avtivity Z.I.	Training courses should be specifically oriented to the different audiences.	Support to publication of training material.
			Governmental and private sector investors.		Activities to be organized and supported at national level
	2.3	At national level, special technical sessions (lectures and posters) on aqua. farms projects and performance	Investors public institutions and private sector	To be organized in all participating countries.	To be organized on occasion of zootech/agriculture trade fairs. Organized and supported at national level.	support to publication of extension material
	2.4	Development of joint research programme on specific topics expecially oriented towards fish fattening and diversification of the production	Researches in aquaculture production (various related subjects)	Participating and assoc. countries.	Research programme to be selected by Project Coordination and approved by NSC	Financial support to experts and information exchange.
			Possible involvement of private producers
						Negotiation with assoc. countries for technical support.
3 Fish pathology	3.1	One week workshop on fish disease. Especially oriented towards sea bass and gilthead sea bream (larvae, juveniles, adults)	High level experts in fish pathology with experience in aquaculture production	Participating and assoc. countries.	Prepar of practical guide for diagnosis and prevention of the most common fish disease affecting the production	Lecturers on fish pathology with significant experience in aquaculture.
		- Disease prevention diagnosis and prophylaxis.				Pannel of experts for prepar. the guide on fish disease diagnosis, prevention and prophylaxis. (approx. 2 months total)
(Training and Extension)	3.2	4 week training course at basic level, on disease diagnosis and prevention	Aquaculture technicians employed in aquac. public or private farms.	Participating countries	Practice field experience and visits to aqua. farms should be included	Experts in aqua. production
						Experts in fish disease
	3.3	Joint research programme on disease prevention and prophylaxis applied to the production	Researchers in pathology with experience in aquac production.	Participating and assoc countries	Research programmes to be selected by Project Coordination and approved by NSC.	Financial support to experts and information exchange.
			Prevention involvvment of private producers			Negociation with assoc. countries for technical support.
	3.4	Legislative proposal for control disease diffusion through the Region	Researchers, planners, public administrators.	Participating and assoc. countries.	The legislative proposal will be submitted through FAO to the various governments for approval	Panel of experts in fish pathology and public administrators will elaborate the proposal
4 Planning of aquaculture development	4.1	2 Week seminar on social economic, legal aspect of aquaculture development (+ special session on social oriented aqua. programmes)	Planners from public and private institutions, involved in sectorial national plans of development	Participating countries.	Specially oriened towards the formulation of national plan for aqua. development	Experts in public administration
						Experts in social, legal, economic aspects of aquaculture
						Consultant for reporting and editing (approx 1 months total)
	4.2	Assistance to participating countries for the elaboration of guidelines for National	Planners from public/governmental institutions.	Selected countries, according to the priority level conferred to aquaculture sector planning within the national development programmes.	Country selections should be agreed in the Project Steering Committee.	Experts in sectorial development planning.
		Aquaculture Development Plans
						Negotiation with associated countries for technical assistance
	4.3	Support to the development of social oriented aquaculture programmes including "woman participation development in acquaculture.	Planners from public/ governental organization. Small aquaculture producers. Rural and coastal communities	Participating countries	Aquaculture development through simple technique and low investment to promote the development of marginal communities.	Experts in rural aquaculture development
						Experts in mariculture mollucs, algae, lagoon management)
						Experts in work organization at community level. Socio economists.
5 Aquaculture and environment (Training - Information)	5.1	1 Week seminar on environmental protection and aqua. culture development (special session on site selection for aquaculture activities)	Planners, investors operators, experts in aquaculture, ecology and environmental protection	Participating and assoc. countries	Strong relationship with planning of aquaculture development.	Lectures in environmental programme and public administration with axperience on aquaculture development
	5.2	Development of joint research programmes in aquaculture environmental impact control/reduction and environmental impact constraining acquaculture development.	Researches from specialized institution and planners from public administration	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programmes to be selected and approved by Project Coordination	Financial support to experts and information exchange. Negotiation with assoc. countries and Environmental specialized agencies for technical and financial support.
	5.3	Participation to a Regional Conference on aquaculture Development and Environment	Governmental Representatives and Specilized Agencies	Open.	Scheduled for 1993 in Morocco	Participation to the Conference
6 Artemia rearing techniques	6.1	1 Week training on Artemia rearing techniques	Specialists in Artemia and technicians	participating and assoc. countries	Short session on Artemia use (hatching, growing enrichment) in marine hatchery should be included.	Experts in Artemia production
		Production and utilization of Artemia biomass.
		Production, treatment and quality control of Artemia cysts
	6.2	Promotion of Artemia cultivation in slatmarsh	Aquaculture experts and technicians; Aquaculture producers, salt-producers	To be promoted in participating countries.	Activities to be organized and supported at national level.	Occasional technical support and expert, information exchange.
						Publication of reports.
7 Fish food technology and feeding techniques	7.1	2 Weeks training on fish food technology and fish feeding techniques (basic level)	Aquaculture technicians employed in aquaculture public and private farms.	Participating countries	Practiced field experience should be included.	Researchers, experts in diet formulation and fish feeding
			Aquaculture producers			Expert on industrial production of fish food
	7.2	National surveys on fish food production and use (food producers, aquaculture productive sector and research)	fish nutrition. experts	Participating countries	A thematic regional project will organize the global Regional survey	National experts entrusted for survey execution.
			Experts in aquaculture			Expert as thematic project Coordinator.
	7.3	1 week workshop on fish food production. storage and use.	Experts in aquaculture fish production Researchers in fish nutrition	Participating and associ. countries		Lecturers on fish nutrition and aquaculture;
			Aquaculture operation.			Representatives of animal (fish) Food industry
	7.4	joint research programme (especially fish basic diet and use of fisheries, agricult, industrial sub-product, for fish food preparation)	Researchers in fish diet formulation and food production.	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programme to be selected by Project Coordination and approved by NSC. Generated by 7.3	Financial support to expert and information exchange.
			Possible involvment of private sector			Negociation with assoc. countries for technical assistance.
8 Diversification of aquaculture production	8.1	1 Week workshop on diversification of aquaculture production	Experts on molluscs, crustaceans and fish rearing	Participating and assoc. countries	During the workshop, establishment of regional guideline for aquaculture prod. diversifications	Lecturers on alternative new species for aquaculture in the Mediterranean. Consultant for reporting (approx. 1 month total)
	8.2	1 Week workshop on diversification of aquaculture products	Experts on marketing transf. and quality control	Participating and assoc. countries	To be assoc. with aqua. trade fair.	Lecturers on aqua. products marketing and transformation.
		(Transformation techniques quality control and economic aspects.	Aqua. operators		Public tasting of aqua. products	Lecturers on quality control standard.
			Aqua. Investors			Organization of public events (press, television)
			Aqua. Planners
	8.3	Development of joint research programmes on rearing of new species	Researchers in aquaculture (new species)	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programmes to be selected by the Project Coordination and approved by NSC.	Financial support to experts and information exchange.
			Possible involvment of private sector			Negociation with associated countries for technical support
	8.4	At national level promotion of special technical session (seminars, workshops, fairs) on diversification of aquaculture production	Investors, public institutions, private sector	To be organized in all participating countries	To be organized in occasion of aquaculture/agriculture fairs, public events.	Support to publication of extension material
					Activity to be organized and supported at national level.
9 Shrimp rearing technology	9.1	1 Week workshop on shrimp rearing in the Region	Experts in aquaculture.	Participating and assoc. countries		Lecturers on shrimp rearing technology.
		- Techniques applied and constraints inluding	Experts in marketing of aqua. product			Lecturer in marketing of aqua; products.
		marketing of the Mediterranean	Private sector			Consultant for reporting (approx 2 weeks total)
	9.2	3 – 4 month practice stages on shrimp rearing farms inside and outside the Region;	National professionals with practical experience in shrimp rearing	Participating countries		Negociation with hosting countries for financial and organizational help support
	9.4	National training courses on shrimp rearing;	National experts and technicians	To be organized in participating countries	Activity to be organized and supported at national level.	Publication of training material
	9.5	Development of joint research programme especially to introduction of new shrimp species	Researchers in shrimp rearing (different species)	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programme to be selected by Project Coordination and approud by NSC	Financial support for expert and information exchange.
			Possible involvment of private sector			Negociation with asso.countries for technical and financial support.
10 Offshore cage culture	10.1	1 Week training course on offshore cage culture (special session on site selection)	Experts in cage culture or marine fish fattening	Participating countries		Expert in cage culture.
						Consultant for reporting (approx. 2 weeks total)
	10.2	2 Week study tour to Norway and Scotland	National experts in fish cage culture	Participating countries.	invitation should be extended to private operators	Negociation with hosting countries for organizative and financial support
	10.3	Development of joint research programme on technical topics especially on site selection	Researchers in aquaculture and oceanography	Participating and assoc. countries	Research programme to be selected by	Financial support to experts and information exchanges.
			Possible involvment of private sector		Project Coordination and approved by NSC	Negociation with assoc. countries for technical and financial support
11 INFORMATION	11.1	Organization of the Regional - Sub - Regional Information system.	PC + SRCs + FAO	Project Regional and Sub-Regional Centres	Creation of Regional Inf. System core.	Expert in information System (FAO-FIDI)
						Basic equipment for Regional and sub-Regional Centres.
	11.2	Seminar on documentation and information Systems on aquaculture.	National experts in information systems.	All participating and associated countries.	Use of information systems for sector developent planning has to be pointed out.	Expert in information systems (FAO-FIDI).
		Includes session on: national surveys on information	Responsible of public administration and development planning.
			Representatives from research institution.
	11.3	Expert mission in selected participating countries (2 – 3).	National experts in computerized information systems.	Participating countries.	Design of pilot structure for Regional Information System. Inclusion of countries will depend on their capabilities.	Expert in information systems (FAO - FIDI)
		Support to the establishment of thenational information Systems of Aquaculture.	Public administrators. (dev. planning)			Equipment (software) for participating countries.
	11.4	Start of Regional Information System activities. Linkage between Project Regional Centre Sub-Regional centre and FAO/HQ in Rome.	Institutions concerned in countries and Sub-regions.	Project Regional and Sub-Regional centre, FAO-HQ and selected participating countries.	Starting of information exchange at Regional level. Generated by 11.3	Expert in information system (FAO - FIDI)
	11.5	1 week workshop on information and extension (special session on the Regional Information System)	Project member countries and representatives from FAO and UNDP.	PC + SRCs + NPCs + FAO + UNDP	Evaluation of Regional Information System first pilot phase	Expert on information Systems (FAO - FIDI)

NOTE:: Subject treated in the following tables include high and medium priorities listed in Annex 1. Sequential order in this Annex does not indicate a priority order.

ANNEX3
APRIL 1991 – DECEMBER 1992 WORK PLAN

The workplan should be considered as a guideline for the Project activity during the period, but it is subject to modification. New priorities could be identified to support the development of aquaculture productive sector and could be approved by the Project Steering Committee.

The main function of the Regional Project will be to coordinate and to catalyze the efforts performed by the various countries towards the common objective of aquaculture development. Many of the activities, which will be initiated under the Project support, are supposed to continue as national programmer, as a concrete proof/ test of the degree of priority reached by aquaculture sector within the national development programmes.

GLOBAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMME : APRIL 1991 – DECEMBER 1992

PERIOD	ACTIVITY		VENUE	PARTICIPANTS		PLAN OF OPERATION	RESPONSIBLE PARITY	EXPERTS
APRIL–JUNE 91	Review of aquaculture capabilities and needs.		TUNIS	NPCS + SRCs		Completion by NPCs (MARCH 91)	NPCs +SRCs
				PC + Consultant		Collation of information (APRIL 91)	PC + Consultant	Consultant
				PC + Consultant		Review and d publications (JUNE 91)	PC + Consultant	Consultant
24–25 APRIL 91	Networking seminar		TUNIS	PC+SRCs+NPCs+ UNDP+FAO+invited experts.		Preparatory work (MARCH 91)	PC+FAO	Network Experts
						Seminar (APRIL 91)	PC+Netw. experts
						Detailed report (MAY 91)	PC+Consultant	Consultant for reporting
26 APRIL 91	Steering Committee		TUNIS	PC+SRCs+NPs+ UNDP+FAO+Ass. Countries		Meeting (APRIL 91)	PC+SRCs
						Detailed report (MAY 91)	PC
01–07 JULY 91	1 Week Workshop on diversification of aquaculture production		MALTA	Aquaculture Experts from participating and Ass. countries		Workshop programme (MAY 91)	SRC + NPCs	Experts in aquaculture production. (new species suitable for Mediterranean aquaculture).
						Workshop (JULY 91)	SRC + NPCs
						Workshop report: (SEPTEMBER 91)	PC +SRC + NPCs + Consultant.	Consultant for reporting.
JULY 91	1 Week workshop on lagoon management		MOROCCO	Specialists from participating countries and ass. countries		Workshop programme (May 91)	PC + SRC	Experts in lagoon management
						Workshop (JULY 91)	SRC + NPCs
						workshop report: (OCTOBER 91)	PC + SRC + Consultant
22–27 JULY 1991	1 Week training on Artemia rearing techniques		LIBYA	Specialists in aquaculture from partipating and ass. countries.		Training programme (MAY 91)	PC + SRC	Experts in Artemia rearing techniques
						Training (JULY 91)	SRCs + NPCs PC + SRC + Experts
						Training report (OCTOBER 91)
10–13 SEPT 91	Training sub-network meeting		FRANCE	PC + SRCs + NPCs and as. countries		Prepatory work (JUNE 91)	PC + Consultant	Consultant.
						Seminar (SEPTEMBER 91)	PC + Consultant
						Training report: (NOVEMBER 91)	PC + Consultant
1–4 OCTOBER 91	Research sub-network meeting		CYPRUS	PC + SRCs + NPCs and ass. countries		Preparatory work (JUNE 91)	PC + Consultant.	Consultant
						Seminar (OCTOBER 91)	PC + Consultant
						Report (DECEMBER 91)	PC + Consultant
4–30 NOVEMBER 91	4 Week basic level training course on disease diagnosis and prevention		TURKEY	Aquaculture technicians with experience in fish production from participating countries		Training programme (SEPTEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs	Expert in fish disease with large experience in fish production
						Training (NOVEMBER 91)	SRC + NPCs
						Training report (DECEMBER 91)	PC + SRC + Experts.
26–29 NOV 91	Seminar on documentation and information system on aquaculture		EGYPT	PC + SRCs + NPCs ass. countries + Expert of information		Preparation of guidelines for national survey on information (JULY 91)	PC + Consultant	Expert in Information from specialized agencies and FAO - FIRI
						Implementation of national survey (SEPTEMBER 91)	SRCs + NPCs
						Seminar (NOVEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs+ NPCs
						Selection of 2–3 countries to start pilot activities on the development of national information systems (DECEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs + FAO-FIDI
						Report on the seminar (JANUARY 91)	PC + Expert
2–3 DEC 91	Steering Committee Meeting		EGYPT	PC + SRCs + NPCs+ FAO + UNDP + Ass. countries		PREPARATION OF 1992 work plan (JUNE 91)	PC
	-Establishment of ad-hoc committee for preparation of agreement for intergovernmental MEDRAP III)
						SCM (DECEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs
						Report on SCM (JANUARY 92)	PC
09–14 DEC 91	1 Week		Selected countries	SRCs + NPCs +		Preparation of work plan (NOVEMBER 91)	PC + Expert	Expert in information systems from FAO-FIRI
						Analysis of national survey on information (see above) (NOVEMBER 91)	NPCs + Expert
				Experts, Professionals in computerized information systems in selected participating countries		Mission (JANUARY 91)	NPCs + Expert
						Design of the pilot information system (MARCH 92)	PC + SRCS + Expert
3–7 FEB 92	Workshop on Marine Hatchery management		YUGOSLAVIA	Experts from participating and ass. countries		Workshop programme (SEPTEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs	Experts in marine fish reproduction from participating and Ass.countries
						Selection of experts (NOVEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs + NPCs
						Workshop	SRC + NPCs	Consultant for reporting
						Workshop report (APRIL 92)	PC + SRC + Consultant.
8–28 FEB 92	Hatchery study Tour		YUGOSLAVIA.	Experts from participating countries		Study tour organization (DECEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs	Experts from Assoc.countries to define the tour programme and and to help in contacting private hatcheries.
			ITALY
			FRANCE
			SPAIN
			Greece
JAN – MARCH 92	Three month practical training on hatchery management		Various countries	Technicians from participating countries		Selection of part (SEPTEMBER 91)	PC + SRCs	Experts from hosting countries/ institution
						Agreement with hosting institution (SEPTEMBER 91)	SRCs + NPCs
						Training (JAN–MARCH 92)	SRCs + NPCs
						Reports on the activites (MAY 92)	PC + SRCs+ NPCs
From March 92 Onwards	National activities on marine hatchery management (training, seminars, joint research programmes)		Various countries	Technicians, experts and researchers from participating and ass. countries		Selection of participants	NPCs	Consultants: technical evaluation of training material
						Evaluation of training	SRCs + NPCs
						Selection of research project proposals	PC + SRCs + NPCs	Researchers : exchange of experts within agreed joint research programme
						Follow up of research activities	SRCs + NPCs
23–27 MARCH 92	Seminar on Aquaculture and Environment, and Bordeaux aquaculture trade fair visit		FRANCE (Bordeaux)	NPCs and Experts from participating and ass. countries;		Seminar programme (JANUARY 92)	French auth. + PC	International experts in environment and aquaculture.
						Seminar (MARCH 92)	French auth. + PC	Consultant for reporting.
						Seminar report (JUNE 92)	French auth and P.C
APRIL 92	2 weeks training course on Aquaculture farm design and management. Visits to aqua. farms.		SPAIN	Specialists from participating countries		Training programme (FEBRUARY 92)	PC + Consultant	Experts in intensive and extensive aquaculture farm management.
						Training. (APRIL 92)	SRC + NPCs	Expert in aquaculture project design.
						Training report (JUNE 92)	PC + SRC + Experts
FROM MAY 92 ONWARDS	National activities on aqua. farms design and management (training, seminars, fairs joint research, programme)		Various countries	Experts, researchers, operators, investors from participating and ass. countries.		Selection of participats.	NPCs	Consultants: technical evaluation of training material.
						Evaluation of training.	SRCs + NPCs	Researchers: exchange of experts within agreed research programme
						Selection of research project proposals.	PC + SRCs + NPCs
						Follow up of research activities	SRCs + NPCs
MAY 1992	2 week training on fresh water aquaculture		BULGARIA	Specialists from participating countries		Training programme (APRIL 92)	PC + SRC S	Expert in freshwater fish reproduction and fattening.
						Training (MAY 92)	SRCs + NPC	Expert in rural aquaculture extension
						Training report (JUNE 92)	PC + SRC + Experts	Expert in transformation and marketing of freshwater aquaculture product
JUNE 92	Planning aquaculture development.		ALGERIA	Planners from public/governmental institutions in participating countries.		Training programme	PC + Expert	Expert in public administration. .
	2 week training on social, economic, legal aspects of aquaculture development.					Training (APRIL 92) (JUNE 92)	SRC + NPCs	Expert on social, economic, legal aspects of aquaculture
								FAO legal expert.
	-	Meeting of Committee for establishment of independent MEDRAP III		-	Members of the committee	Training report (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + SRC + Experts PC + FAO
8–21 JUNE 92	Seminar on molluscs culture and study tour.		FRANCE(NANTES, SETE)	NPCs and Experts in mollusc culture from participating countries.		Seminar programme (APRIL 92)	French. auth.+ PC.	International Experts in mollusc culture.
						Seminar study tour (JUNE 92)	French auth. + PC.
						Seminar report (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + SRCs. + French auth.	Consultant for reporting
SEPTEMBER 92	2 Week, seminar on quality control, transformation and marketing of aquaclture products. Participation in the Sfax aquaculture trade fair.		TUNISIE (Sfax)	Experts, planners, investors, operators from participating and ass. countries.		Seminar Preparatory work (JULY 92)	PC + SRC + Consultant	Experts in aquacul-product transforma- and marketing
						Seminar (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + SRC + NPCs
						Seminar reports (DECEMBER 92)	PC + SRC + Consultant	Consultant for reporting
(OCTOBER 92)	1 week workshop on lagoon managements. Visits to Comacchio region. and visit to Verona Aquaculture Trade Fair.		ITALY (VERONA)	PC + SRCs + NCs + UNDP + FAO + ass countries		Preparatory work	It. auth. + PC +SRCs (JULY 92)	Experts in lagoon management
						Workshop	It. auth.+ PC+ SRCs (OCTOBER 92)
						Detailed report	Consultant + PC + SRC + Consultant (JANUARY 93)	Consultant for reporting
OCTOBER 92	Production subnetwork		ITALY (VERONA)	PC+SRCs+NPCs and ass. countries		Preparatory work (June 92)	PC + Consult.	Consult.
	Seminar (2 days)					Seminar (OCT 92)	PC + Consult.
						Report (DEC 92)	PC+Consult.
OCTOBER 92	Steering Committee Meeting (1 day)		ITALY (VERONA)	PC + SRCs + NPCs + FAO + UNDP + Assoc countries.		Preparatory work (June 92)	PC
						Meeting (OCT 92)	PC +SCRs
						Report (NOV 92)	PC
NOVEMBER 92	2 Week training on fish food production and feeding techniques.		SYRIA	All participating countries		Training programme (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + SRC	Experts in fish food production and fish feeding techniques (larvae, juveniles, adults).
						Training (NOVEMBER 92)	SRC + NPCs
						Training report (FEBRUARY 92)	PC + SRC + Experts.
DECEMBER 92	1 Week workshop on information and extension (special session on the Regional Information System)		PORTUGAL	PC + SRCs + NPCs + ass. countries.		Workshop prog. (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + Consult.	Expert in extension techniques.
						Workshop (DECEMBER 92)	PC + SRC + Consult.	Extension organizations representatives.
						Workshop report (MARCH 92)	PC + SRC + Consultant.	Consultant: Expert from FAO - FIDI
DECEMBER 92	Extension Sub-network Seminar (2 days)		PORTUGAL	PC + SRCs + NPCs + ass. countries.		Preparatory work (SEPTEMBER 92)	PC + Consult.	Consultant.
						Seminar (DECEMBER 92)	PC + Consult.
						Report (FEBRUARY 92)	PC + Consult.