Developing inland aquaculture in Solomon Islands

ACIAR FIS/2010/057

Final session

• Fish clinic

• Selection criteria

• Workplan

• Project team

• Evaluation

• Project team meeting

Fish clinic

• Describe your pond

• Discuss your ambitions and constraints

• Identify with “experts” 2-3 improvements to test

Mozambique improvement1. Complete farmer list

2. Identify volunteer farmers (2 villages/island), school, 10-15 farmers– Identify improvements, design experiment with

farmers

– Inland area – new tilapia ponds?

3. Implement farmer experiment– Farmer monitoring

– Supervision

4. Report to next annual meeting - 2012

Milkfish 1. Consult with fishermen

– Guadalcanal, Malaita, Western province

2. Milkfish fry collection trials– Size, location, seasonal/monthly availability,

catching methods

3. Brackishwater pond nursing– 2-3 farms; tanks at Gizo, Honiara?

4. Pond grow-out trials– 6-10 farmers – different places, environment,

pond types/feeds

5. Report to next annual meeting - 2012

Evaluation

– What was useful?

– What was not useful?

– What would you like in next workshop?