Annexes

Annexes

Annex 1

Survey Forms

SECTION I : STATUS OF AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

[To be completed by the agency that has over all responsibly for the national aquaculture development]

Country: ________________________________________________________________________

Responding Agency

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Tel. No. ______________________________________________________________________

Fax No. ______________________________________________________________________

Telex: ______________________________________________________________________

E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________________

Name of contact person: _______________________________________________________

Title of contact person: ________________________________________________________

A. Please describe importance of aquaculture sector to the national development (please attach sections of the national development plan and the policies and development plans of such sectors as agriculture, fisheries, environment and industry that are relevant to aquaculture development).

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B. Please provide following data, using the latest statistics of year 199___ (please insert the year)

Total aquaculture production ________ tons; Total aquaculture production area: ________ha

Contribution of aquaculture sector to GNP _______%; ___________ (Amt in local currency);

Number of people directly employed in aquaculture sector ______________________ persons

C. Please state the objectives and the priority areas of present national aquaculture development plan.

Objectives	Priority areas

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D. Please describe Action Plans for Implementation of present National Aquaculture Development Plan. Dated the current action plans were adopted; _____________________

Title of Action Plan	Objectives	Expected Results	Target Beneficiaries

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E. Please describe Processes followed in Setting development priorities and formulating action plans.

Processes Followed (indicate who initiates the process)	*Criteria used in setting aquaculture develop. Priorities & Action plans**	Participants (main types of agencies, inst., org., interest groups, etc.) and Role of Each Participating Group

* - Indicate in descending order of importance.

F. Please describe Stages of Implementation of Present National Aquaculture Development Plan

Action Plans (see D above)	(Planned) Implementation Date	Name of Implementing Agency	Participants (types of agencies, inst., org., groups, etc.) and Role of each Participating Group	Resource Allocated

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G. What are the Effects Resulting from Implementation of National Aquaculture Development Plan?

Action Plans (see D above)	Changes and Effects Resulting from implementation of the action plans	Emerging Issues	Adjustments or new actions introduced/ proposed

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H. Are there critical aquaculture development needs that are not addressed by the existing aquaculture development programs and projects? If there are, please describe them with indication of possible course of action.

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Please attach three (3) most important recent papers that provide reviews, assessment and/or overviews of current national aquaculture development plan.

I. Please describe Issues and Needs of national Aquaculture Development, using general headings provided. Please be specific in your description, identifying types and areas of concerns.

Category	Issues*	Causes & Constraints	Actions needed to remove the causes & Constraints
Administration & Institutional (e.g., lack of support for aquaculture; lack of or inadequate aquaculture development plan; lack of coordination among related agencies & programs, etc.)
Legal (e.g., conflicting or overlapping jurisdictions; lack of regulation on sitting or zonation; etc.)
Information (e.g., ineffective technology transfer; under- or ineffective utilization of information; inadequate access and unavailability; lack of exchange & sharing; lack of appropriate information delivery methods and mechanisms; etc.)
Human Resources (e.g., lack of skilled personnel in specific areas, underutilization of skills of certain groups; etc.)
Technical (e.g., difficulty in obtaining fish feed ingredients; lack of management guidelines on specific areas such as effluent treatment, etc.)
Physical environment (e.g., no appropriate sites for aquaculture; pollution or other environmental factors affecting aquaculture, etc.)
Socio-economics (e.g., difficulty in getting credit; lack of market; low price; lack of participatory decision making & management; etc.)
Others (please specify)

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* - Please list in descending order of importance

J. Structure of Aquaculture Sector (please draw or attach a chart showing relationships among agencies, organizations and institutions, both public and private sectors, involved in aquaculture development and research).

K. Please List On-Going and Planned Aquaculture Development Programmes/Projects (please list regional and international cooperative programmes and projects separately under item K.)

Title of Develop. Prog. & Proj.	Duration: From-To	Objectives	Target Beneficiaries	Executing Agency/ies	Participating organizations & their role	Budget Local* External**

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* - Indicate amount in local currency and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., Baht xxxxx (Dept. of Fisheries)

** - Indicate amount in US$ and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., US$ xxxxx (ADB)

L. Please List On-Going and Planned Regional and International Aquaculture Development Programmes/Projects in which your country participates.

Title of Reg./ Int. Prog. & Proj.	Duration: From-To	Objectives	Target Beneficiaries	Executing Agency/ies	Participating organizations & their role	Budget Local* External**

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* - Indicate amount in local currency and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., Baht xxxxx (Dept. of Fisheries)

** - Indicate amount in US$ and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., US$ xxxxx (ADB)

SECTION II. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE RESEARCH SECTOR

[To be completed by the agency responsible for planning and coordination of national aquaculture research sector]

Responding Agency

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Tel. No. ______________________________________________________________________

Fax No. ______________________________________________________________________

Telex: ______________________________________________________________________

E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________________

Name of contact person: _______________________________________________________

Title of contact person: ________________________________________________________

Main Functions: _______________________________________________________________

A. Please describe Goals and Objectives of Aquaculture Research Sector (please attach sections of the national aquaculture development plan and the policies and development plans of agriculture, fisheries, environment and industry sectors that are relevant to aquaculture development research).

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B. Please describe main role of research organizations:

Public Sector: _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

Private Sector: ____________________________________________________________________

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C. Please describe Priority Research Areas and Action Plans and Programmes (Please note that for each priority research area, there could be several action Plans and Programmes.)

Priority Research Areas	Action Plans & Programmes	Expected Outputs	Target Beneficiaries	Date implemented	Implementing Organization	Participating Organization(s)	Budget Local* External**

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* - Indicate amount in local currency.

** - Indicate amount in US$.

D. Please describe Processes followed in determining Aquaculture Research Priorities and formulating Action Plans and Programs

Processes Followed (indicate how & who initiates the processes)	*Criteria used in setting research priorities and action plans**	Key Participants (types of inst., org., groups, etc.) and Role of Each participating Group

*- Indicate in descending order of importance

E. Are there urgent aquaculture research needs that are not addressed through existing research programs and projects? If there are, please them with suggestions for action.

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Please provide three most important recent papers that provide overviews and assessment of National Aquaculture Research Sector.

F. Please describe Methods and Medium that are used regularly to Disseminate and Transfer Research Outputs to the following target groups. Please indicate N/A if research outputs are not disseminated to specific target group.

Target Groups	Methods and Medium	% of res. outputs targeted for each group
Policy Planners, Political level
Administrators & Managers of Government Agencies
Fish-Farming Community, small & medium scale & community level
Private Sector & Supporting Industries, including investment banks
Research Community
Extension Community
Public In General
Other (please specify)

G. Please describe National Aquaculture Research Capacity

Names and Addresses of Key Aquaculture Research Organizations in the Country	Institutional Affiliation*	Areas of Concentration and/or Special Competence**

(Please attach additional sheets if needed)

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*- Indicate the ministry under which the organization is affiliated.

** - One organization may have more than one area of concentration or special competence, e.g., all aspects of seaweed production & processing; ornamental fish breeding and disease control; fish nutrition; product development -shrimp; environmental management - waste water treatment; integrated farming systems; legal and regulatory aspects; etc.

H. Please describe Issues and Needs in implementing national aquaculture research programs, using general headings provided. Please be specific in your description, identifying types and areas of concerns.

Category	Issues*	Causes & Constraints	Actions needed to remove the causes & Constraints
Administration & Institutional (e.g., low priority given to aquaculture research; inappropriate adequate research priorities; lack of coordination among related agencies & programs; ineffective research management; etc.)
Legal (e.g., conflicting or overlapping jurisdictions; etc.)
Information (e.g., ineffective technology transfer; under- or ineffective utilization of information; inadequate access and unavailability; lack of exchange & sharing; lack of appropriate information delivery methods and mechanisms; etc.)
Human Resources & Research Competence (e.g., lack of skilled personnel in specific areas, low capacity to identify, formulate and implement research programs & projects; difficulty in attracting & motivating aquaculture researchers; etc.)
Research facilities (e.g., inadequate equipment; difficulties in obtaining special supplies, etc.)
Research Environment (e.g., no or little dialogue between research institutions and their clients, e.g., users of research outputs; etc.)
Others (please specify)

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* - Please list in descending order of importance.

I. Please Indicate adequacy of national aquaculture research capacities in meeting national aquaculture development needs.

National Aquaculture Development	Priority Research Needs	Adequacy of Research Capacity**
Priority		Res. Facilities	Res. Personnel No. Skills

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Please note that for each of national aquaculture development priority, there could be several priority research needs.

* - Please indicate in descending order of importance

** - Indicate adequacy of research facilities, and number and skills of research personnel using the scales

1=No capacity; 2=Very inadequate; 3=Fairly adequate; 4=Good; 5=Excellent capacity.

SECTION III. SURVEY OF AQUACULTURE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

[To be completed by individual organizations, both in public and private sectors, that have aquaculture research as one of the core programs of the organization.]

Responding Organization

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Affiliation: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

Tel. No. ______________________________________________________________________

Fax No. ______________________________________________________________________

Telex: ______________________________________________________________________

E-Mail: _____________________________________________________________________

Name of contact person: _______________________________________________________

Title of contact person: ________________________________________________________

I. Please describe Missions and Mandates of your organization

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II. Please state the Goals and Objectives of Aquaculture Research Program of your organization.

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III. Please describe main aquaculture program areas, research priorities, research capacities of your organization. Please note that each main program could have more than one research priority area.

Title of Main Res. Programs	Priority Res. Areas	Main Objectives	Date established	Personnel Researcher Res. Assist.* F-T P-T / F-T P-T	Major Research Facilities Phy. Facilities Equipment**	Funding+ Core++ External+++ Amt. Amt. Source

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* - Research Assistants, including labratory & field technical assistants.

** - Physical facilities: Field stations, laboratories, storage facilities, hatcheries, etc.; Equipment: Name and description of equipment and indicate quantity in parenthesis, e.g. liquid chromatography with description of capacity (number available).

+ - If it is not easy for you to break down the funds by major aquaculture research programs, please give figures for whole aquaculture programs.

++ - Please indicate in local currency. +++ - Please indicate in US$ and name of funding organization (s).

Title of Main Res. Programs	Priority Res. Areas	Main Objectives	Date established	Personnel Researcher Res. Assist.* F-T P-T / F-T P-T	Major Research Facilities Phy. Facilities Equipment**	Funding+ Core++ External+++ Amt. Amt. Source

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IV. Please describe the processes and criteria(e.g., areas of research competence of the organization; farmers’ or local needs; scientific merits and contribution to scientific knowledge; national developmental needs and priorities; donor funding criteria; mandates and objectives of the organization; scientific interest of individual researcher; requests by clients; etc.) used in formulating aquaculture research program and projects of your organization.

Processes Followed	*Criteria used in Formulating Research Programs & Projects**	Key Participants in Formulating Research Prog. & Proj. & their Role

(Please indicate in descending order of importance)

V. Human Resources. Please indicate part-time employees in parenthesis, i.e., number of fill-time staff (number of part-time staff).

	Ph D	M Sc	B Sc	Other (specify)	Other (specify)
Biological sciences
Physical & Engineering Sciences
Social Sciences
Economics
Legal Specialists
Other (Please specify)
Other (Please specify)

VI. Please describe Methods and Medium that are used regularly to Disseminate and Transfer Research Outputs to the following target groups. Please indicate N/A if research outputs of your organization are not disseminated to specific target group.

Target Groups	Methods and Medium	% of res. outputs targeted for each group
Policy Planners, Political level
Administrators & Managers of Government Agencies
Fish-Farming Community, small & medium scale & community level
Private Sector & Supporting Industries, including investment banks
Research Community
Extension Community
Public In General
Other (please specify)

VII. What are the issues (e.g., low priority given to research; lack of skilled personnel; facilities; coordination and collaboration among related organizations and programs; lack of information exchange; lack of mechanisms & opportunities for disseminating research outputs; poor utilization of research outputs; lack of research in critical areas (specify the areas); lack of farmer participation in research priority setting; lack of research policies; etc.) and actions required for improved effectiveness and efficiency of Aquaculture Research? Please be specific in describing situation.

Issues*	Causes & Constraints	Actions Needs to Remove the Causes & Constraints

* - Please list in descending order of importance

VIII. Are there urgent aquaculture development and research needs that are not addressed by existing programs and projects? If there are, please list them and indicate possibilities for regional or sub-regional cooperative action.

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IX. List of On-Going and Planned Aquaculture Research Projects (Please list regional and international projects which your organization participates in separately under item X.)

Title of Research Project	Duration: From-To	Objectives	Target Beneficiaries	Target Outputs	Participating organizations & their role	Budget Local * External**

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* - Amount in local currency and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., Bath xxxx (Ministry of Sci. & Tech.)

** - Amount in US$ and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., US$ xxxx (GTZ)

X. List of Regional and International Aquaculture Research Projects which your organization participates in.

Title of Regional Research Project	Duration: From-To	Objectives (your Organization’s)	Target Beneficiaries	Target Outputs	Role of Your Organization	Budget Local* External*

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* - Amount in local currency and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., Bath xxxx (Ministry of Sci. & Tech.)

** - Amount in US$ and source of funding in parenthesis, e.g., US$ xxxx (GTZ)

Annex 2

Names and Addresses of National Coordinators

for Aquaculture Research Survey

Bangladesh	Mr. Shahab Uddin Senior Scientific Officer Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Freshwater Station, Mymensingh 2201 Tel No: (880-91) 54874; 54221; Fax No: (880-91) 55259
China	Ms. Cen Feng Head, Disease Control Division National Fisheries Technology Extension Centre Ministry of Agriculture No. 11, Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang District Beijing 100026 Tel No: (86-10) 6419 5072; Fax No: (86-10) 65074250
DPR Korea	Mr. Zo Gi Su Aquaculture Department Ministry of Fisheries Sochang-dong, Central District Pyongyang Tel No: (850) 3816 113; Fax No: (850) 814 439
Hong Kong China	Dr. Patsy Wong Agriculture and Fisheries Department Canton Road Government Offices 393 Canton Road, Kowloon Hong kong Tel No: (852) 27 33 22 00; Fax No: (852) 23 11 37 31
India	Dr. B.N. Singh, Director Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture PO Kausalyagang Bhubaneswar 751 002 Tel No: (91-674)463 446 ext 207; Fax No: (91-674) 463 407 E-mail :[email protected]
Indonesia	Dr. Fuad Cholik Director Central Research Institute for Fisheries Jln K.S. Tubun, Palmerah Jakarta 11410A Tel No: (62-21) 570 9160; Fax No: (62-21) 570 9159
Iran I R	Mr. Mohammad Mazzloomi Jahad-E-Sazandegi Ministry No. 24, 11^th Allay, Miremad St, Mothahari Ave Tehran 15877 Tel No: (98-21) 650 858; 651 603; Fax No: (98-21) 885 5370

Malaysia	Mr. Ismail Awang Kechik Department of Fisheries 11960 Batu Maung Pulau Penang Tel No: (04) 626 3925/6; Fax No: (04) 626 2210 E-Mail: [email protected]
Nepal	Mr. Deep Swar Fisheries Development Officer Central Fisheries Building, Balaju, Kathmandu Tel No: (977-1) 270 609; Fax No: (977-1) 272 833
Pakistan	Dr. Rukhsana Anjum Asst. Fisheries Development Commissioner Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Livestock Division, 79 Al Rehman Chambers Sector G-7, Blue Area, Islamabad Tel No: (92-51) 922 1592; Fax No: (92-51) 922 1246
Philippines	Ms. Prescilla B. Regaspi Senior Aquaculturist Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 880 Estuar Bldg, Quezon Avenue Quezon City, Metro Manila 3008 Tel No: (63-2) 922 2231; 929 8561; Fax No: (63-2) 922 2231
Sri Lanka	Dr. J.M.P.K. Jayasinghe Director, National Aquatic Resources Agency Crow Island, Mattakkuliya, Colombo 15 Tel No : (94-1) 522 005; Fax No: (94-1) 541 184
Thailand	Mr. Pinit Srihapitukgiat Director, National Inland Fisheries Institute Department of Fisheries Kasetsart University Campus Ladyao, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900 Tel No: (66-2) 562 0426; Fax No: (66-2) 579 6439
Vietnam	Dr. Pham Thuoc Deputy Director Research Institute of Marine Products 170 Le Lai Street, HaiPhong Tel No: (84-31) 836 005, 836 656; Fax No: (84-31) 836 812

Annex 3

Outline of Country Report

The following outline was prepared to ensure a consistency in the presentation of the country reports. Please follow the format as outlined, addressing each points and aspects noted and citing sources of your information. The title of your report should be "Aquaculture Research Priorities and Capacities in your country". NACA and FAO greatly appreciate your kind cooperation.

I. Background

Please provide a brief description of:

1. historical background, e.g., history of aquaculture in the country and aquaculture in social & cultural setting;

2. status of aquaculture and the needs for aquaculture development, highlighting following aspects:

main types of culture practiced, e.g., coastal aquaculture, pond culture, cage or pen culture, mariculture, culture based fisheries, key species cultured (please list 10 or 15 most important species, with production figures and ha used for culture),
demands for aquaproducts,
social & cultural importance, e.g., role of aquaculture in food security and livelihood
contribution of aquaculture to GNP, employment, export earnings, etc.

II. National Aquaculture Development Plan

II.1. Evolution of Aquaculture Development Planning

Please explain when and how national aquaculture development plan initiated and how the planning process has evolved or progressed.

II.2. Objectives and Priorities of the National Aquaculture Development Plan

Please explain objectives and priorities of the present national aquaculture development plan.

II.3. Processes Used in Formulating the Aquaculture Development Plans and Priorities

Please describe (a) the processes followed in formulating the national aquaculture development plans and priorities, including participating groups and organizations and their role, (b) sources of information for the planning, and (c) the criteria used in setting the priorities.

II.4. Implementation of the National Aquaculture Development Plans

Please describe:

Strategies and action plans for implementation of the national aquaculture development plan, main beneficiaries, expected outputs and resources allocated for each action plans,
Resulting changes and effects of the action plans, emerging issues and required actions and plans to address the emerging issues.

II.5. Issues and Needs in Formulating and Implementing National Aquaculture Development Plans

Please describe issues, constraints and needs in formulating and implementing the national aquaculture development plans, by highlighting the following aspects:

Institutional and management aspects
Legal aspects
Coordination and cooperation (between related institutions and sectors)
Information
Human resources
Technical aspects
Physical and environmental aspects
Socioeconomic aspects
Others.

III. National Aquaculture Development Research

III.1. Role, Objectives and Priorities of the National Aquaculture Research

Please describe the role, objectives and priorities of the national aquaculture research.

III.2. Processes and Criteria Used in Formulating Aquaculture Research Plan and Priorities

Please describe:

the processes and criteria used in setting the national research priorities, including role of the participating organizations
the processes and criteria used by the main aquaculture research organizations in setting their research priorities
the mechanisms and methods that are used in coordinating research activities/programs of research institutions at national level

III.3. National Aquaculture Research Capacity

Please describe adequacy of national aquaculture research capacity, highlighting following aspects:

Existing research institutions and their research competence or specialization and annual budgetary support
National aquaculture development priorities, priorities research needs, research facilities, and number and qualification of research personnel

III.4. Programs of Main Aquaculture Research Institutions

Please describe aquaculture research programs of the main aquaculture research institutions and their capacities, both facilities, personnel and budget.

III.5. Dissemination and Utilization of Research Outputs

Please explain the target users of the research outputs and methods used to transfer and disseminate the research results, including relationship between research and extension.

III.6. Issues and Needs in Planning and Implementing National Aquaculture Research Programs

Please describe issues, constraints and needs in formulating and implementing the national aquaculture research programs, by highlighting the following aspects:

Institutional and management aspects
Legal aspects
Coordination and cooperation (between related institutions and programs)
Information
Human resources
Research facilities
Research environment
Others.

IV. Observations and Discussions

Please interpret the information presented above, highlighting following aspects:

Research Sector Priorities, in terms of requirements of the national aquaculture development plan and priorities
Research competence and Programs of main aquaculture research organizations, in terms of ability to meet requirements of the national aquaculture development priorities and research priorities
Capacities of aquaculture research organization, in terms of ability to meet requirements of the development priorities and research priorities
Utilization of aquaculture research outputs, in terms of availability of research outputs to various target user groups in supporting their requirements and national development needs
Processes and criteria used in setting aquaculture research priorities and formulating programs & projects, in terms of possible improvement
Aquaculture research needs that are not addressed by existing aquaculture research programs and projects, indicating possible causes and suggesting ways to address them
Issues, constraints and needs in formulating and implementing aquaculture research programs and projects, indicating how and who could initiate required actions
Regional collaboration and cooperation in aquaculture research, in terms of potential research topics and mechanisms for future cooperation, including role of the existing regional and sub-regional bodies and programs.

V. Conclusions

Please summarize the key points discussed in the Section IV, including suggestions for ways and means to improve contribution of research to environmentally sound and socially equitable aquaculture development and recommendations for specific actions that could be implemented at the national and regional levels.

References

APPENDIX. List of On-Going Aquaculture Development and Research Projects

Title of Projects	Duration: From-To	Objectives	Target Beneficiaries	Implementing Agency/ies	Budget Local* External**

* - Local currency

** - US$

Annex 4

Summary of Aquaculture Development Priorities

Activities	BGD	CPR	DRK	HOK	IND	INS	IRA
Breeding & seed production		mass production of quality seed	supply of quality seeds, particularly of shellfish, echinoderm, crustaceans	supply of healthy seed	supply of quality seeds of carps, catfish, brackishwater & marine fishes, crustaceans, molluscs, bivalves	supply of quality seeds	seed production for Caspian sea fisheries (sturgeon, katum, bream, trout), shrimp, carp, perch
Culture sites, Identification & expansion		explore new sites		use of exposed waters		dev. & expansion of culture units
Environmental management; biodiversity		water mgmt., pollution control	water quality & envemental mgmt.	water quality mgmt.; improved culture env.	env. monitoring	conservation & rehabilitation; sustainable use	sustainable use of resources
Feed and nutrition		feed & feed industry dev.		better & efficient feeds	feed formulation	feed development
Genetic improvement		genetic improvement	genetic improvement		genetic improvement
Health mangement		fish health mgmt.	fish health mgmt.	health mgmt.	health mgmt.
Infrastructure & facilities development	infrastructure dev.		modernization of infrastructure & equipment		basic research facilities; design & construction of hatcheries, pen, cage, ponds, water recycling syst.	dev. of infrastructures & supporting facilities	dev. of infrastructures & supporting facilities
Inland waters & stock enhancement		resource enhancement	stock enhancement				stock enhancement
Integrated fish farming		paddy cum fish culture			agriculture-fish-horticulture-livestock

Activities	BGD	CPR	DRK	HOK	IND	INS	IRA
Intensification of culture systems		pond culture; mariculture of high value species			carps, catfish, shrimp & prawn	brackishwater culture
Legislation, regulations & policies		dev. & enforcement of legislation in aquatic pollution		improvement of regulatory control		regulation & monitoring of culture areas
Marketing & market dev.	export market for shrimp	improvement of marketing
Postharvest & product develop		products improvement			seaweed harvesting
Socio-economic aspects	incentives for entrepreneur dev.	support for feed & processing industries			socio-economic evaluation of culture syst. & tech.	agribusiness development
Species diversification		introduction of new species	introduction of superior species, coldwater species	alternative culture species		diversification
Population dynamics, Stock assessment
Technology transfer	extension service; training & HRD	extension			extension; training	provision of tech. services	extension, training
Culture & technology development	brackishwater culture; freshwater pond culture; shrimp	refinement of culture tech., particularly pond, mudflat & off shore shallow water cultures; tech. for new species	mariculture, particularly shellfish, echinoderm, crustaceans, oyster, abalone, seaweed; coldwater & mountain cultures	pond culture (carps, mullet, tilapia, catfishes, snakehead); mariculture (groupers, seabream, pango, seabass, amberjack, oyster)	crustaceans, oysters, molluscs, pearl mussel & oyster, mussels, seaweed, mullet, seabass, M tade, E suratensis, milkfish; carp, catfish, air-breathing fishes, shrimp, prawn, coldwater fishes; floodplain, lakes & reservoir & cage cultures	tech. for brackishwater, pond and marine finfish & shellfish culture; shrimp, tilapia, seaweed	sturgeon, katum, bream, perch, trout, carp, shrimp

Note: aq. = aquaculture; dev. = development; env. = environment; mgmt. = management; prod. = production; syst. = system(s); tech. = technologies

Activities	MAL	NEP	PAK	PHI	SRL	THA	VIE
Breeding & seed production	supply of quality seed	supply of quality seed		mass production of quality seeds; milkfish, shrimp, tilapia, carp, crab, seaweed	alternative seed production programs; broodstock dev. & mgmt.; carp	quality seed production; marine shrimp	quality seeds of shrimp, crustaceans, molluscs (oyster & pearl oysters halitosis, acra), seaweed, freshwater & marine fishes
Culture sites, Identification & expansion	new & nonconventional sites	exploration of potential areas	establish new farms for carp & trout		expansion of shrimp farm areas	mapping potential areas
Environmental management, biodiversity	effluent treatment, zoning concept			waste mgmt. in shrimp culture; use of biodegradable substance for pest control & molluscs & seaweed as biofilter		pollution control; sustainable use; regulate no. of shrimp farms, use of drugs, chemicals & feeds	environmental mgmt.
Feed and nutrition	improved feeds			cost effective feeds	feed formulation		feed production
Genetic improvement	genetic improvement			milkfish, shrimp, carp, tilapia, seaweed		improvement
Health mangement				health mgmt.	disease control	disease mgmt.,	disease control & prevention
Infrastructure & facilities development	farm mechanization		hatcheries & nurseries, support facilities	fish health laboratories	rehabilitation of seed prod. centres	rehabilitation of canals & rivers; seed prod. centres; seawater irrigation & waste water treatment
Inland waters & stock enhancement	optimum utilization	utilization of large water bodies, ponds & wetland	optimum utilization & mgmt; stock replenishment	profiling & assessment for seven major lakes; mgmt. with concept of sustainable yield; carp; stocking	stocking reservoirs
Integrated fish farming	agriculture-fish	paddy cum fish			fish-duck-chicken-rice

Activities	MAL	NEP	PAK	PHI	SRL	THA	VIE
Intensification of culture systems				milkfish & shrimp culture			culture of crustaceans
Legislation, regulations and policies	dev. of aquaculture legislation; industrial aq. dev. areas planning			accreditation of hatcheries; integrated lake dev. & mgmt.	enforcement of regulations; zonal planning;	accreditation of hatcheries & farms; enforcement of env. standards & regulations	development & enforcement of policies & regulations
Marketing & market dev.			improvement of marketing channel			central market; cooperatives; control seed price	market dev.
Postharvest & product develop	improvement of postharvest handling		improvement of postharvest syst.				processing of seaweed; high value products
Socio-economic aspects		incentives for private sector	incentives for private sector	roll-over financing scheme	incentives for private sector	support soft loan project
Species diversification	alternative culture species				diversification of culture species	new economic species
Population dynamics , stock assessment				crab stock
Technology transfer		demonstration & outreach; training of farmers & technicians	demonstrations, extension, tech. backup	extension, tech. services		extension & tech. support; data & information syst. for fishfarmers	extension
Culture & technology development	traditional practices with waste treatment syst.; new & refined culture tech & syst.; tech. for marine fish, oyster, crab, shrimp, ornamental fishes, molluscs	tech verification; polyculture of carp; pen & cage culture	modernization of tech.; carp, trout	milkfish, shrimp, tilapia, carp, seaweed, crab; environmentally sound tech.; tilapia-carp polyculture	diversification of culture syst.; carp, shrimp, crab, marine fishes, seaweed, molluscs; seasonal tank, coastal culture & seafarming	improvement of culture tech. & syst.	shrimp, crustaceans, molluscs (oyster & pearl oysters haliotis, acra), seaweed, finfish; cage culture

Note: aq. = aquaculture; dev. = development; env. = environment; mgmt. = management; prod. = production; syst. = system(s); tech. = technology/ies

Annex 5

Summary of Aquaculture Development Research Programme Priorities

Activities	BGD	CPR	DRK	HOK	IND	INS	IRA
Breeding & seed production	mass seed production; broodstock mgmt.; shrimp, catfish, seabass, mullet	mass scale seed production	seed production		broodstock mgmt. & breeding; hormone prod.; carp, catfish, shrimp, prawn, brackishwater fish, crustaceans, frog, molluscs, pearl oysters & mussels	quality seed production	sturgeon fishes, finfish, shrimp
Culture sites, Identification & expansion				env. assessment & culture in exposed water		inventory potential sites & strategies for expansion
Environmental management and biodiversity	soil & water quality; effects of shrimp farms & estuarine ecology; biodiversity of Oxbow lake & floodplain; species conservation	genetic resources conservation	enhancement & rehabilitation of coastal breeding ground & stocks	reduction of self pollution	environmental monitoring	conservation & rehabilitation; genetic resource mangement; pollution & impacts of excessive culture
feed and nutrition	cost effective feeds for carp, catfish & shrimp	feed & feed source dev.	fish nutrition & feed	improvement of feeds	fish nutrition & feed formulation; nutrients/organic waste recycling; food chain in ponds	organic & waste matter utilization	fish nutrition
Genetic improvement	collection, screening & evaluation of gemplasm; genetic improvement	germplasm improvement	seaweed		gene manipulation	inventory, evaluation & improvement	sturgeon, finfish
Health mangement	relationship between env. & disease epidemics	diagnosis, control & prevention		diagnosis, control & prevention	pathology, disease control & prevention	diagnosis, control & prevention	diagnosis, control & prevention
Aq. enclosure & engineering				cage design	design of pond, water recycling syst.

Activities	BGD	CPR	DRK	HOK	IND	INS	IRA
Inland waters & stock enhancement	rehabilitation & stocking; assessment of aq. potentials; productivity mgmt.		assessment of aq. potentials; stock enhancement		optimum utilization	restocking
Integrated fish farming	livestock-fish-crop				agri-fish-livestock,
Intensification of culture systems	semi- & intensive culture practices		guidelines & methods		carp, catfish, shrimp, prawn
Legislation, regulations & policies			environmental standards
Postharvest & product develop	postharvest handling, e.g., hilsa & shrimp	processing & comprehensive utilization
Socio-economic aspects	impacts of credit syst.				efficiency of culture systems; prod. economics
Species diversification			new culture species	trial of new species
Population dynamics, stock assessment	population of wide shrimp		population dynamics of lakes, reservoir species
Culture systems & technology	pen culture; collection methods for wide shrimp fry; shrimp, finfish	tech. for full utilization of water bodies	tech. for coastal culture & mariculture	culture in exposed water	shrimp, prawn, brackshwater fish, crustaceans, molluscs, pearl mussels, oyster, pearl oyster, frog; cage & pen culture; sewage-fed farming	searanching	finfish (sturgeon, carp, kutum, bream, trout, pike/perch, aspius, barbus, roch) , shell fish (shrimp), seaweed; cage & pen culture, searanching

(Table continues) Note: aq. = aquaculture; dev. = development; env. = environment; mgmt. = management; prod. = production; syst. = system(s); tech. = technologies

Activities	MAL	NEP	PAK	PHI	SRL	THA	VIE
Breeding & seed production	economic marine species, indigenous freshwater fishes, shrimp, sea cucumber, crab, cephalopods, oyster	intensive nursing of fry & breeding of indigenous fishes; multiple breeding of carp; breeding of katle, sahar & asala	mahseer, shrimp	shrmp & crab, milkfish broodstock dev.; breeding of seaweed, milkfish, tilapia, catfish, carp, grouper, abalone macrobrachium, seabass, siganid, sea urchin, tridacna, pholas, placuna	freshwater prawn, marine fishes, ornamental fishes	fish breeding	mass prod. Of seeds; seabass, catfish, tilapia; preservation of gene pool
Culture sites, identification & expansion
Environmental management; biodversity	effluent treatment; alternative use of shrimp ponds	water quality mgmt.		env. mgmt., particularly in shrimp culture	env. mgmt., e.g., in shrimp culture; wetland & mangrove mgmt.	environmental toxicology	conservation & sustainable use
Feed and nutrition	fish nutrition & feed formulation	fish nutrition & feed formulation		low-cost feeds & feed formulation for shrimp; crab, milkfish, tilapia, grouper, seabass, siganid, catfish		fish nutrition & feed development
Genetic improvement		upgrading of IMC	improvement, particularly carp	seaweed, tilapia,		fish genetics	tilapia
Health management	diagnosis, control & prevention	control & prevention		control & prevention, particularly shrimp	control & prevention, particularly shrimp	disease mgmt.	disease mgmt.
Aq. enclosure & engineering	cage design

Activities	MAL	NEP	PAK	PHI	SRL	THA	VIE
Inland waters & stock enhance, intensive use of		assessment of aq. potentials	stock replenishment; mahseer		community based mgmt.
Integrated fish farming				crop rotation, milkfish	rice-fish
Intensification of culture systems			carp, trout; farm mgmt.
Legislation, regulations & policies				institutional policy studies; policies on use of inland waters	coastal zoning & planning
Postharvest & product develop							processing tech.
Socio-economic aspects		impacts of river systems on population
Species diversification	identification of suitable culture species						selection of suitable species; adopt foreign shrimp & fish species
Population dynamics, stock assessment			Islamabad area	seaweed stock assessment & mgmt	freshwater ornamental fish
Culture systems & technology	tech. for open sea cage culture; commercially import. molluscs (oyster, abalone, cockles, etc.), shrimp; polyculture of shrimp-fish-seaweed-molluscs; recycling water syst.	trout in raceway, carps in cages, commercial production of trout	freshwater prawn culture, cage culture, culture in small dams & reservoirs; mahaseer	shrimp, crab, seaweed, tilapia culture; polyculture of milkfish; grow-out tech for seabass, grouper, siganid, pholas, placuna, sea urchin, abalone, tridacna; sustainable use of fishfarms	culture of shrimp/prawn, sea cucumber, crab, shellfish, ornamental fishes, finfish, seaweed, artemia; seafarming tech.	Tiger & freshwater prawn culture; brackishwater culture; freshwater culture; oyster, seaweed; culture systems	culture models for different ecosystems; culture of giant prawn & wetland fish; tech. for artemia production

Note: aq. = aquaculture; dev. = development; env. = environment; mgmt. = management; prod. = production; syst. = system(s); tech. = technologies