SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department
Seven participants from Cambodia (1), Malaysia (1), Thailand (1), Vietnam (1), India (1), and the Philippines (2) completed SEAFDEC/AQD’s training course on “Community-based freshwater aquaculture for remote rural areas of Southeast Asia” that was held 26 November – 5 December at AQD’s station in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines.
The lectures and practicals included the overview of freshwater aquaculture in Southeast Asia; hatchery, broodstock management & grow-out of commercially-important freshwater species like tilapia, bighead carp, catfish, and freshwater prawn; aquatic ecology; design & construction of tanks, cages, pens, and ponds; preparation of feeds; major diseases; and sustainable management of small-scale farms.
The training was funded by the Government of Japan Trust Fund to help Southeast Asian countries adopt freshwater aquaculture.
