AQUACULTURE (as identified by NACA - Network of Aquaculture
Centres in Asia and the Pacific- in October 1996)
A. TECHNICAL:
1. Disease prevention and management
- Development and evaluation of accurate disease diagnostic techniques with attention to the need for rapid and accurate pool-side diagnosis of infectious agents of shrimp.
- Formulation of generic response/management strategies at farm, country and regional levels, for different types of infection.
- Application of epidemiology and veterinary health management strategies of shrimp.
- Development of practical methods of immuno/prophylactics for shrimp.
- Development of high health hatchery production methods.
2. Feeds/nutrition
- Development of better performing low pollution formulated feeds based on locally available raw materials and minimum animals/fish protein inputs.
- Investigate/optimise feeding strategies for different intensities of culture to improve FCR and reduce pollution.
3. Domestication/broodstock
- Improve quantity and quality of nauplius production from pond reared
broodstock.
- Develop techniques for sustainable broodstock supply, preferably from domestic stock.
- Survey desirable characteristics for genetic enhancement and evaluate
inheritability of such characteristics.
4. Pond management (from here onwards no further listings given)
B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
C. SOCIOECONOMICS
D. INFORMATION TRANSFER
(more details can be found in the NACA Newsletter, Oct-Dec 1996, Vol XIII, No 4)
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