ANNEXES

ANNEX 1

Survey of Aquaculture capabilities and needs in member countries

SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN MEDRAP II

This document has been prepared in accordance with activity 1 of immediate objective I of MEDRAP II Project Document. It will be taken into consideration that such information will be updated regularly during the during of the project.

The Document has been also prepared as a contribution to the Steering Committee meeting convened in Tunis 26 of April 1991 and to the Seminar on Networking 24–25 April 1991.

The information which are included in the attached tables are formulated and summarized from data presented by the different countries participating in MEDRAP II. For convenience the four sub-regions are dealt with separately in order to facilitate interpretation of the presented data.

The table register, the names of research institutions together with information about staff, research projects, facilities and scope of activities generally. The institutions having some teaching facilities are also included because of their role in training staff involved in aquaculture activities.

The tables also show both institutions engaged in marine and those engaged in fresh water resources, research and training.

In general, aquaculture activities in the different countries participating in MEDRAP II have shown good standing progress which might have resulted from both phase I of MEDRAP and from the interest of participating countries in aquaculture development.

As regard Status of aquaculture activities in the different sub-regions, the following observations are included:

1. For Research: all countries have the facilities of research either through universities or/and other public institutions. Activities are mainly concentrated on the culture of marine spices (sea bass, sea bream, salt water, tilapia, shrimp, etc). Some of the activities cover also fresh water species.

2. For Training : In spite of the fact that all countries have training programmes they are involved in one way or another to produce different levels of trainees (biologists, engeneers and technicians). In other words the countries of sub-regions have to complement each other to attain maximum benefit from the present available resources.

3. As regards Extension : it is noted as a whole that this activity is more or less lacking and no organization is responsible solely for such activity except in very few countries.

4. For Production : it is noted that aquaculture production contributes small percentage of the total national fish production either through governmental or private enterprises.

   Programmes for the development of production are concentrated on optimization of exploitation of inland waters and lagoons; establishment of additional fish-farms and hatcheries; encouragement of investments in the field of aquaculture.

   It is also noted that some countries have not yet formulated their national aquaculture development plans.

SUB-REGION I

SUB-REGION II

SUB-REGION III

SUB-REGION IV

GLOBAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMME : JULY 1991 – APRIL 1992

ANNEX 2

Adopted Schedule of Activities for 1991 – 1992

ANNEX 3

Networking Seminar Recommendations

The following recommendations were concluded to be presented to the Steering Committee Meeting for adoption :

1. The importance of national commitment is recognized and steps have to be taken by the national coordinators to ensure the active involvment of their respective countries in MEDRAP 11 and in particular to identify the potential participants ( institutions and individuals) in the various activities of the different sub-networks.

2. It is recommended to constitute in each respective countries a national committee representative of the various interested institutions and individuals, and under the chairmanship of the national coordinator in order to ensure the efficient and effective operation and the continuity of MEDRAP II.

3. In view of the important of parity in the field of an effective and quick communication and because of the lack of modern communication facilities in some countries, remedial action has to be taken by respective countries to overcome such hindrances. The delegates of LEBANON and BULGARIA stressed that effective communication facilities were not available to them in their respective countries and that this could represent an obstacle for their effective participation in the network. This is also true for ALBANIA.

4. As regards recommendations concerning the five sub-networks, as presented in the sub-regional meetings report (7 – 19 MARCH 1991), the seminar recommended the following :

   4.a Training Sub-network :

   The meeting approves the work plan presented in the report of the sub-regional meetings.

   4.b Research Sub-network

   Because of the complexity and diversity and the lack of complementarity, scientists' and researchers' participation is required. Particular importance should be given to defining the mechanisms to further networking. Given the cost and prerequisite capacity for collaborative research, it is recommended that the level and fields of cooperation in research should be further studied during the seminar on this sub-network.

   The meeting approves the work plan presented in the report of the sub-regional meetings.

   4.c Information Sub-network

   In the project Document no provisions are made for this sub-network because this was foreseen in AQUAMED. However, as AQUAMED has not been initiated and because of the high interest expressed by the participants and in view of its importance in ensuring MEDRAP continuity, it is recommended that it be initiated progressively. This sub-network should be project driven and financial implications have to be explored.

   The meeting approves the work plan presented in the report of the sub-regional meetings.

   4. d- 4. e Production and Extension Sub-networks :

   It is recommended that the review of propositions relative to these two sub-networks should be delayed until the second steering committee meeting. Meanwhile the MEDRAP Coordination is asked to examine the data relative to each of these two sub-networks in order to favor a rational procedure.

5. In view of preparation of a permanent structure on legal matters, an ad hoe committee ought to be constituted to formulate such structure after consultation with the concerned Governments.