Improving community-based aquaculture in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa and Vanuatu / prepared by: Robert Jimmy; [other contributors]: Tim Pickering & Beero Tioti.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 1 online resource (77 pages) : colour illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781925747287
Other title:
  • Final report [electronic document] improving community-based aquaculture in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa and Vanuatu
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: "This project aimed to develop profitable aquaculture systems, focusing on tilapia, freshwater prawns and sea cucumber. These systems improved the value of aquaculture production, nutrition and livelihoods in rural communities through better access to aquaculture technologies and management systems. Demand for seafood is increasing in the Pacific, and developments to maintain coastal fish supplies and increase production from aquaculture are needed to keep up with this demand. The project focussed on tilapia and freshwater prawn culture in Fiji and Vanuatu, tilapia culture in Samoa and sea cucumber (sandfish) culture in Kiribati. The project addressed capacity constraints that hinder hatchery seed production, developed technologies to make fingerlings more accessible to farmers, and trained locals. This project investigated how aquaculture affects household income, nutrition, and the status of women and children. It integrated aquaculture with fisheries, and encouraged better coastal fisheries management. The outcomes included more fish available for consumption, and more profitable and sustainable aquaculture enterprises, contributing to improved nutrition and income generation in Pacific communities."--Website.
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"Project number: FIS/2012/076"

"Date published: 1/06/2019"

"final report number: FR2019-52"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61)

"This project aimed to develop profitable aquaculture systems, focusing on tilapia, freshwater prawns and sea cucumber. These systems improved the value of aquaculture production, nutrition and livelihoods in rural communities through better access to aquaculture technologies and management systems. Demand for seafood is increasing in the Pacific, and developments to maintain coastal fish supplies and increase production from aquaculture are needed to keep up with this demand. The project focussed on tilapia and freshwater prawn culture in Fiji and Vanuatu, tilapia culture in Samoa and sea cucumber (sandfish) culture in Kiribati. The project addressed capacity constraints that hinder hatchery seed production, developed technologies to make fingerlings more accessible to farmers, and trained locals. This project investigated how aquaculture affects household income, nutrition, and the status of women and children. It integrated aquaculture with fisheries, and encouraged better coastal fisheries management. The outcomes included more fish available for consumption, and more profitable and sustainable aquaculture enterprises, contributing to improved nutrition and income generation in Pacific communities."--Website.