REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE WORKING PARTY ON AQUACULTURE

FAO Fisheries Report No. 294

FIR/R294(En)

COMMISSION FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF LATIN AMERICA (COPESCAL)

	REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE WORKING PARTY ON AQUACULTURE
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Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, 18–22 April 1983

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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

This is the final version of the report as approved by the first session of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL) Working Party on Aquaculture.

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Participants at the session
Members of the Commission	Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), 1983 Report of the first session of the Working Party on aquaculture. Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, 18–22 April 1983. FAO Fish.Rep., (294):23 p.
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ABSTRACT

In this official report of the First Session of the Working Group on Aquaculture of the Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), held in Santiago de Veraguas (Republic of Panama) from 18 to 22 April 1983, after the presentation of the status of aquaculture development in the participant countries, the main discussion was centered on the need for a multidisciplinary approach in production-oriented research, and on the lack of personnel trained at different levels to develop this sector in Latin America. The recommendations that emerged from the discussions were grouped as follows: aspects of planning and organization, research and generation of information, and training as the main group, pointing out the existing interrelationship between these three groups.

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I. OPENING SESSION

II. DISCUSSION OF MAJOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

Terms of Reference of the Working Party on Aquaculture
Presentation of Country Reports
Review of the Present Status of Cooperation in Research or Development among Participating Countries
Production-Targeted Research Needed in Latin America
Personnel Needs at the Various Levels for Aquaculture Development
Utilization of Fish Wastes in Aquaculture
Possibilities of Producing Ornamental Fish for Export
Any Other Matters

III. RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Planning and Organization
B. Research and Information
C. Training
D. Other Recommendations

VI. CLOSING SESSION

APPENDIX 1 List of Participants and Observers

2 Address by the Technical Secretary Representing FAO

3 First COPESCAL Working Party on Aquaculture, Santiago de Veraguas, 18–22 April 1983

4 Terms of Reference of the COPESCAL Working Party on Aquaculture

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