FI:TCP/SYR/0103 (Mi) Field Document 4 June 1983 |
T E C H N I C A L C O O P E R A T I O N P R O G R A M M E
A report prepared for the
Improvement of Fisheries and
Aquaculture Production
Project
based on the work of
P. Ferlin
(Consultant)
This informal report is one of a series of reports prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations or the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1983
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1.2.1 History and Characteristics of Fish Production in Syria
1.2.2 The Fifth Five-Year National Plan
2. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE FACTORS
2.2 The Market for Fishery Products
2.3 Attitudes Towards Marine Aquaculture
2.4 Availability of Inputs Required
2.4.1 Professional and Technical Staff
2.4.6 Construction Materials and Services
2.5.1 General Establishment of Fisheries (GEF)
3. POSSIBILITIES FOR DEVELOPING MARINE AQUACULTURE
3.1.1 Options in Marine Aquaculture Systems
3.1.2 Species to be Considered
4. PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MARINE AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
4.1 The Government's Development Objectives
4.2.1 Solution of Systems to be Considered
4.2.2 Appraisal Culture Systems
5. POLICY FRAMEWORK NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
5.2 Marine Aquaculture Station
5.3.1 Type and Location of Training
5.3.2 Staff with Academic Training
6.1.1 Physico-chemical Surveys
6.3.2 Programme Elements of the Pilot Project - Phase 2
6.3.3 Estimated Costs and Returns
6.4 External Assistance Requirements and Calendar
1. PRODUCTION OF MARINE FISH IN SYRIA IN 1978
2. PRODUCTION OF THE GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF FISHERIES IN 1980
3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT LATAKIA STATION
4. DATA ON OPEN SEA TEMPERATURE
5. FISH PRODUCTION BY BOHAFZAT 1979
6. PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS OF FISH (1975–1980)
7. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MEAT AND FISH (1978–80)
8a. NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF MEAT AND FISH
8b. NATIONAL CONSUMPTION OF FRESH OR FROZEN MEAT AND FISH, IN 1980, COMPARED TO 1971–72
9. PRODUCTION PRICES OF GEF (ES/kg)
10. RETAIL PRICE ON THE LATAKIA MARKET (ES/kg)
12. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME CHICKEN FEEDS
13a. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME FISH FEEDS
13b. ADAPTED FEED FORMULATION FOR MARINE FISH CULTURE IN SYRIA
15. APPRAISAL OF TYPE AND QUANTITY OF INPUTS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP CULTURE SYSTEMS
17. SUMMARY APPRAISAL OF CULTURE SYSTEMS CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN AN AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1. Syrian Fisheries Production
2. Geological formation of the Syrian coast
3. Marketing and distribution of fresh and frozen fish in Syria
Appendix 4: MAPS OF THE SYRIAN COASTLINE
Appendix 5: COST DATA IN SYRIA
Appendix 6A: LATIN, SYRIAN AND FRENCH NAMES OF SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR AQUACULTURE
Appendix 6B: SUITABILITY OF TILAPIA FOR MARINE FISH FARMING
Appendix 7: TENTATIVE APPRAISAL OF A POND-CULTURE FARM
Appendix 8: APPRAISAL OF CORPORATE SCALE, INTENSIVE SEA-BASS FARMING
Appendix 9: TENTATIVE APPRAISAL OF SHRIMP FARMING
Appendix 10: FACILITIES AND COSTS OF OPERATION FOR A MARINE FISH HATCHERY
Appendix 12: NATIONAL MARINE AQUACULTURE CENTRE INVESTMENT REQUIRED (PHASE 2)
Appendix 13: NATIONAL MARINE AQUACULTURE CENTRE RUNNING COSTS (TWO YEARS)
Appendix 14: BANIYAS ELECTRIC POWER STATION