WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE PACIFIC WITH AwF

Dave Conley * & Roy Palmer
 
Aquaculture without Frontiers
email: dave@aquacomgroup.com
 

The Sustainable Pacific Aquaculture Development Project (PacAqua) is a new 5-year project that aims to improve food security and economic development in the Pacific through sustainable aquaculture by enhancing business acumen among aquaculture operations, reduce aquatic biosecurity risks and increase uptake and adoption of improved aquaculture practices.  

The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) under the New Zealand Aid Programme. The project is being implemented by Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division (FAME) of the Pacific Community (SPC).

The project activities will provide business mentoring and training, capacity development and technology transfer in feed, seed and brood stock management to selected enterprises and partners. The project will also build capacity at the national level by training government fisheries staff in areas of biosecurity, feed, seed and brood stock management and other services that underpin private sector and community led aquaculture. There is an emphasis on women and gender activities and improvements.

The project is in response to the recognized need that, to increase and improve economic and nutritional gain from aquaculture in the Pacific, aquaculture be developed on a business-like footing, be it private sector or community led.

GOAL - Food security and livelihoods in the Pacific are improved through sustainable aquaculture demonstrating enhanced business acumen, reduced aquatic biosecurity risks and increased uptake of improved aquaculture practices.