 | UNDP/FAO Project VIE/93/001 Freshwater Fish Culture Extension byViet Nam Report of Second Mission on, Aquaculture and Environment (STS/ TSS-2) U. Barg Fishery Resources Officer Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service Fishery Resources Division Fisheries Department FAO, Rome |
Bangkok, 23 July 1997
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1.1 Meeting of 17 July 1997 at the Ministry of Fisheries, Hanoi
2. SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
2.1 The role of aquaculture in food supply and rural development
2.2 Diversity of aquaculture practices
2.3 Current constraints to sustainable aquaculture practices
2.3.1 Land use regulations and access to credit
2.3.4 Lack of good quality seeds
2.3.5 Lack of technical know-how and poor pond management
2.3.6 Metal concentrations in meat of fish grown in sewage-fed Duongsat Lake
2.3.7 Expansion of pond culture into riverine habitats
3. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PROJECT AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP
4.1 Farmers' needs for technical advice
4.3 Extension, education and research
4.5 Development of new fish ponds
4.6 Use of wastewaters in aquaculture
4.7 Environmental assessment and management
4.7.2 Training in environmental assessment
4.7.3 Institutional collaboration
ANNEX 1. ITINERARY AND PERSONS MET