This report covers the result of technical assistance
extended to the Government of Bangladesh on the management
of a pilot oyster culture farm at Cox Bazar and the establishment
of a pearl culture project at Mymensingh. The programme
was part of the activities of UNDP/FAO Fishery Advisory
services Project (BGD 81/034 and FAO/TCP Pearl Culture
Project (BGD/TCP 2308. The services of Mr. R. Pagcatipunan,
FAO Edible Oyster and Pearl Culture Expert, was provided for
the period from November 5, 1983 to October 4,1984. The
Directorate of Fisheries of the Ministry of Fisheries and
Livestock as the National Agency provided for the counterparts
namely:
- For Oyster Culture : Messrs. Ali Azam Khan, Sr. Scientific
Officer, Manmatha Nath Sarker and Fukhrul Alam, both Scientific
Officers, all assigned Marine Fisheries Research
Station at Cox Bazar
- For Pearl Culture : Messrs. Masud Ahmed, Sr. Scientific
Officer and Momtaz R. Begum, Mohamed Isamel and Momtaz P.
Begum, all Scientific Officers of the Aquaculture Experimental
Station in Mymensingh.
The Terms of Reference are as follows:
Under the overall guidance and coordination of the
Project Manager, the expert will :
- Try out various option and recommend the most effective
and practical methods of oyster culture applicable to
conditions in Bangladesh
- Supervise operation and maintenance of the oyster farms
and spat collection centers
- Carry out biological studies to obtain relevant information
on growth, maturity, reproduction and predation control
of commercially exploitable oyster and other mollusca
of commercial importance, and
- To train counterparts in the field and in laboratory on
the appropriate technology for culture of edible oyster
and pearl oysters in Bangladesh
