A POLICY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE IN JAMAICA
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1.1 History of mariculture
1.2 History of freshwater aquaculture
1.3 Request for FAO assistance
2. THE AQUACULTURE STUDY GROUP
3. AQUACULTURE IN JAMAICA AT THE END OF 1982
3.1 Government involvement in aquaculture development
3.1.1 The Inland Fisheries Unit
3.1.2 Oyster culture
3.1.3 Other government agencies
3.2.1 Tilapia culture
3.2.2 Freshwater prawn culture
4. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AND THEIR LIKELY INFLUENCE ON AQUACULTURE
4.2 The markets for fish and other aquaculture products
4.2.1 Consumption of fish in Jamaica
4.2.2 Future supply and demand for fish
4.2.3 Markets for aquaculture products
4.3 Attitudes towards aquaculture
4.4 Availability of inputs needed for aquaculture production
4.4.1 Manpower
4.4.2 Location/sites
4.4.3 Freshwater
4.4.4 Stocking material
4.4.5 Fish feed
4.4.6 Fertilizer
4.4.7 Construction materials
4.4.8 Capital
5. POSSIBILITIES FOR DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE
5.1.1 Culture of marine fish in cages
5.1.2 Culture of marine fish in pens
5.1.3 Culture of marine shrimps in ponds
5.1.4 Oyster culture from rafts
5.1.5 Combined oyster and fish pen culture
5.2 Possibilities of freshwater and brackishwater aquaculture
5.2.1 Pond culture of tilapia
5.2.2 Raceway culture of T. nilotica
5.2.3 Pond culture of M. rosenbergii
5.2.4 Commercial production of male T. nilotica fingerlings
5.3 Possible magnitudes of aquaculture production in 1986 and 1991
6. TYPE OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN DEFINING A NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY
6.1 Aquaculture production systems as a means to reach Government development objectives
6.2 Risks associated with aquaculture production systems
6.3 Results of Government's projected effort to develop aquaculture production systems
6.4 Selection of culture systems
7. A NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY
7.1 Nature and purpose of the aquaculture policy
7.2 The need for pilot-scale activities
7.4 Policy: disposal of produce
7.5 Institutional arrangements for formulating and implementing an aquaculture policy
7.5.1 Formulation of policy
7.5.2 Implementation of policy
8.2 The University of the West Indies
8.4 Pond culture of fresh water prawn
8.5 Culture of tilapia in raceways
8.6 Fish pens in marine waters
ANNEXES
1. STUDY GROUP
2. FIELD VISITS OF STUDY GROUP
3. PERSONS MET
4. LITERATURE CONSULTED
5. REVIEW OF FRESHWATER SPECIES WITH CULTURE POTENTIAL
6. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL SITES FOR FRESHWATER/BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE IN JAMAICA
7. MARINE SPECIES WITH CULTURE POSSIBILITIES
8. SITES WITH MARICULTURE POSSIBILITIES
9. ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF TYPICAL AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION UNITS
10. NOTES ON THE SEASHORE ENVIRONMENT
11. REVIEW OF INPUTS REQUIRED FOR AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION IN JAMAICA
The report describes a Government policy intended to stimulate development of aquaculture in Jamaica. The study group, which identified the policy, suggests that tilapia and fresh water prawn be made the principal species for future development efforts, and goes on to propose some modifications of the conditions under which aquaculturists have access to land, water, feed and other factors of production. In order to ensure efficiency in the Government's development efforts the study group suggests that a “National Aquaculture Development Committee” be formed and that the Government create an “Aquaculture Promotion Ltd.” to be managed as a commercial firm. The report ends with some suggestions for what Government might do implement the proposed policy.
The policy was identified following:
a survey of aquaculture in Jamaica at the beginning of 1983;
an appraisal of the economic results for typical aquaculture production units;
an attempt at projecting magnitudes of aquaculture production in the early 1990's;
an appraisal of the magnitude of government resources necessary to achieve self-sustained aquaculture activities; and
the implications of projected aquaculture production on government development objectives.
The steps followed in this policy identification procedure are described in the report.
Bibliographic reference:
ADCP, 1983 A policy for development of aquaculture in Jamaica. Report of a Government of Jamaica/ADCP study group. 11 January – 24 February 1983. Rome, UNDP/FAO, ADCP/MR/83/22:115 p.