December 1984 | Activities |
2 | Departed Abidjan, Ivory Coast. |
3 | Arrive FAO Headquarters, Rome. |
4 | Travel arrangements. |
5 | Medical arrangements. |
6 | Gave seminar about aquaculture work in Ivory Coast. |
7 | Travel Rome to Jeddah. |
8 | Contacted UNDP Office, Jeddah. Met FAO Project Manager, K. Allen and proceeded to Fish Farming Centre. |
9 | Met Project Manager and the rest of the FFC staff, visited fish cages. |
10 | Examination/survey of the fishpen site. |
11 | Checked on availability and cost of needed equipment and materials for fishpen construction. |
12 | Prepared pump and gave demonstration of how the pump is used during construction. |
13 | Developed plan and steps for building fishpens. |
14 | Calculated the materials needed and compared costs of different types of poles. |
15 | Installed first pole, at the pen site. |
16 | Constructed twenty six poles of the selected types including sinkers. |
17 | Sinkers were placed on nets. Available site limits were determined based on soundings conducted. |
18 | Placing the poles for the two experimental fishpen module units to be constructed later. Placed poles and net in place for small demonstration pen with full participation of all project staff. |
19 | Visit with Mr Salem Bamuflah, Director General of the Agricultural Research Centre of the Western Region, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Jeddah. |
20 | In collaboration with all project staff members wrote the first draft of the mission report in English, all typewritten by Mr M. F. Arada. |
21 | Departure from Jeddah to Rome. |
22 | Meeting with FAO Headquarters staff. |
23 | Departure from Rome to Abidjan. |