1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of Reference

The mission was appointed with the following terms of reference:

To assist and supervise staff on phytoplancton mass culture
To assist and supervise staff on rotifer mass culture
To assist and supervise on larval rearing and weaning
To assist and supervise staff on broodstock management
To introduce for all above described operations basic information on fish pathology
To introduce for all basic information on fish nutrition

1.2 Programme of the mission

October 29th	Departure from Padova
November 1st	Arrival to the project site in Kale, Antalya
January 26th	Departure from Kale and arrival to Bodrum
January 27th	Departure from Bodrum and arrival to Kos (Greece); departure from Kos and return to Bodrum
January 28th	Departure from Bodrum and arrival to Kale
February 19th	Departure from Kale, arrival to Ankara
February 23rd	Departure from Ankara, arrival to Kale
February 26th	Departure from Kale, arrival to Izmir
March 1st	Departure from Izmir
March 4th	Arrival to Padova

As experienced during the previous mission (September 1993 – April 1994), the trip to Kos (Greece) was the fastest (and cheapest) way to have both visa and custom permit for the car extended to cover the whole length of the mission. It was not possible to get visa from the Turkish Embassy in Rome before leaving due to the short notice with which the mission was appointed. The trip to Ankara was to attend the meetings with FAO and UNDP officials to debief and with officials of the Ministry of Agriculture to comment on the main finding and recommendations of the mission.