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Our Location

• Palau consist of 586 islands, of which 9 are inhabited;

• Land area: 415.58 sq. km;• Made up of 5 geological island

types: volcanic, high limestone, low limestone, atolls, and a combination of volcanics and limestones;

• Climate: tropical rainy climate;• Temperature: mean is 82°F;• Rainfall: 150 inches per year;• Population: 21,000+• Main industry: adventure

tourism• GDP: 7,028.40

An accessible public educational institution helping to meetthe technical, academic, cultural, social and economic needsof students and the communities by promoting learningopportunities and developing personal excellence.

The role of Palau Community College Cooperative Research and Extension

(PCC-CRE)

To collaborate with partners and clients to generate, developand disseminate practical, relevant and sustainabletechnologies and knowledge in agriculture, environment, foodand human sciences to benefit the people of Palau.

Mission of CRE

Major Species of Commercial Interest

Rabbitfish (Siganus fuscescens Siganus lineatus)

Mangrove Crab (Scylla serrata)

Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Grouper (Epinephelus sp , Plectropomus sp.)

Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Aquaculture Facilities in Palau

PCC Multi-species hatchery – Ngeremlengui State

Biota Aquaculture – Airai State

BMR (Palau National Hatchery) - Koror

Hatcheries:

Ngerdubech Aquaculture Corp - Milkfish, grouper, rabbitfish

Nabeyama Aquaculture Farm – Milkfish, rabbitfish, mangrove crabs

Ngatpang State Aquaculture Project - Milkfish, rabbitfish

Milwert Tmetuchl Milkfish Farm in Airai – Milkfish, mangrove crab

Carlos Wasisang Mangrove crab Farm – Mangrove crabs

Indigo Company – Rabbitfish , grouper

Bailey Aberdong – mangrove crabs

Grow-out Farms:

Research Projects

Broodstock Development and Seed production of Rabbitfish (Siganus fuscescens), COM (Hatch fund) - 2005 to 2011

Rabbitfish

Seed Production of Lined-Rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus Valenciennes, 1835) in Palau. – COM and CTSA 2012-2014,

Rabbitfish

Establishment of Milkfish Fry Production in Palau to Reduce Dependency on Imported Fry. - COM and CTSA 2014 to 2017

Milkfish

Establishing Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) Production in Palau through the Application of Intensive Copepod Production Technology. – COM and CTSA 2014 to 2017

Coral Grouper

Seed Production and Development of Grow-out Systems for Mangrove crabs(Scylla serrata) – COM and CTSA 2012 to 2017

25 Days old Craets

Mangrove Crab

Extension Activities

Technical assistance and support in the development ofhatchery and farming techniques for rabbitfish, milkfish,mangrove crabs and grouper

Clam Farms in Airai

Transporting by boat Amos fishpond, Malakal

Upon request at the PCC-CRE office, the hatcheryproduced fries and fingerlings were distributed tovarious fish farm sites in Palau for grow-out trials.

Assisted on the establishment of crab banks andthe release of crablets to enhance mangrove crabpopulation

Seed production of Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Other Species of InterestMangrove clam (Anodontia edentula)Sea cucumber ( Holothuria spp)Mullet (Mugil sp )Oysters (Crassostrea sp.)Mangrove red Snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)Spiny Lobster( Panulirus versicolor)

Research OutputDelos Santos, M.A., C. Callan, M. Nair and L. Rechelluul. 2016. The effects of feeding the copepod, Parvocalanus crassirostris nauplii and rotifer, Brachionus rotundiformis on the growth and survival of coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus larvae” – a poster presented during the European Aquaculture Society Conference 2016 in Edinburgh Scotland last September 20-23, 2016

Delos Santos, M.A., T. Taro, L. Rechelluul and L. Masami. 2015. Growth and Survival Rate of Hatchery-Bred Rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus Valenciennes, 1835) Juveniles in Concrete Tanks Fed with High Protein Artificial Fed and Filamentous Green Algae (Enteromorpha sp.). A poster presented during the Aquaculture America 2015 Conference held in New Orleans on February 19-22, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Delos Santos, M.A., T.Thomas, C. Callan, I Dwight and L. Masami. 2014. A Preliminary Study on the Influence of Adding the Copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris as Initial Live Feed Organism on the Growth and Survival of Mangrove Crab (Scylla serrata) Larvae. A poster presented during the Aquaculture America 2014 conference held at Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA on February 9-12, 2014.

Delos Santos, M.A., T.Thomas, D.Uehara, I Dwight and L. Masami. 2013. Effect of tank colors on the survival rate of mudcrab (Scylla serrata) larvae. A poster presented during the International Seminar-Workshop on Mud Crab Aquaculture and Fisheries (ISMAF 2013) held at Ragiv Gandhi Center for Aquaculture, Tamil Nadu, India.

Delos Santos, M.A., D. Uehara, I. Dwight. 2008. Hatchery Production of Dusky Rabbitfish (Meas) Siganus fuscescens Fingerlings. Extension Bulletin No. 7. Cooperative Research and Extension, Palau Community College, Republic of Palau.

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