Dr. Hillary Egna, Director http://pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu/afcrsp/

1. Dr. Hillary Egna, Director http://pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu/afcrsp/

2. Oct 1, 2006- Sep 30, 2011 • Oregon State University awarded $8.9-million grant to support aquaculture and fisheries worldwide through the AquaFish CRSP • Represents a 50% cut to aquaculture research previously done in ACRSP

3. Award Timeline USAID RFA for this CRSP: 7/31/06 USAID Award to OSU: 9/29/06 (10/1/06) CRSP RFP release: 11/2006 Sub-award Proposals received: 1/31/07 Independent Technical Reviews: 3/31/07 USAID & Mgmt reviews: 4/2007 Project start dates: costs allowed from April 1, 2007 but subcontracts signed by OSU in Oct 2007.

4. Expected Timeline • Project current end dates: 30 Sep 09 • Project extension requests in Spring 2009 • New RFP (new lead US inst) expected early 2009 • Existing project continuation plans due in 2009, in groupings, allow for seemless transition

5. General Program Concepts • Cross cutting • Lead partners • Goals • RFP Guidance for projects, will be the similar for new RFP

6. Program-level cross-cutting concepts • address biodiversity conservation • address non-GMO biotechnology • address IEHA goals

7. Lead Partner Institution• a single US institution• assume strong administrative and technical leadership for projects • involved in advisory groups serving the overall program • form collaborative partnerships through sub-awards

8. Operational goal: maximum program impacts for small-scale farmers and fishers, in Host Countries and more broadly. Specifically, the Aquaculture & Fisheries CRSP will strive to:

9. • Develop sustainable end-user level aquaculture and fisheries systems to increase productivity, enhance international trade opportunities, and contribute to responsible aquatic resource management

10. Enhance local capacity in aquaculture and aquatic resource management to ensure long-term program impacts at the community and national level

11. • Foster wide dissemination of research results and technologies to local stakeholders at all levels, including end users, researchers, and government officials; and

12. • Increase Host Country capacity and productivity to contribute to national food security, income generation, and market access.

13. RFP pointers (1) • Balance between topic areas in Integrated Production Systems (4 TA) and in People, Livelihoods, and Ecosystem Interrelationships (6 TA). • TA=topic areas • Each project has TAs in both categories.

14. RFP pointers (2) • Focus on aquaculture research for smallholders and to benefit the poor. • No funding for “fisheries only” projects, or “outreach only” projects” • Focus on key ecosystems and species; less focus on genetics, diseases but acceptable if combined with relevant TAs

15. RFP pointers (3) • No more than 10 investigations per proposal (project) • Must have primarily research (study/experiment) and at least one outreach investigation (activity) • Has an outreach plan • Has a gender plan

16. RFP pointers (4) • Clear goal (Themes A-D) supported by TA and investigations • Alignment with USAID goals: gender, capacity building, environmental impact, and other points in RFP

17. RFP pointers (5) • 50% budget (direct costs) in HC • Little or no US PI salary • Overall minimal salary support for professionals, except true HC • No expats, no consultants • Students identified and part of research • 35% US match on total (eg 400k, then 140k) • 15% optional HC contribution on total funding

18. First RFP 2007-2009 • 6 core research projects awarded • All major regions and foci covered • New participants • Competitive, externally reviewed • USAID approval required for sites (eg Bangladesh) • All 6 projects can continue, based on performance (not full proposals)

19. 6 New AquaFish CRSP Projects- from RFP (core research portfolio) • NCSU - UAriz Improved Cost Effectiveness and Sustainability of Aquaculture in the Philippines and Indonesia Philippines & Indonesia

20. 2. UM -- WWF Improving Sustainability and Reducing Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture Systems in China, and South and Southeast Asia Nepal, Vietnam, China, (Bangladesh)

21. 3. UConn Avery Point -- URI Development of Alternatives to the Use of Freshwater Low Value Fish for Aquaculture in the Lower Mekong Basin of Cambodia and Vietnam: Implications for Livelihoods, Production and Markets Cambodia, Vietnam

22. 4. UAriz -- TTU Developing Sustainable Aquaculture for Coastal and Tilapia Systems in the Americas Mexico, Guyana

23. 5. UHH -- LSU Human Health and Aquaculture: Health Benefits through Improving Aquaculture Sanitation and Best Management Practices Nicaragua, Mexico

24. 6. Purdue -- VT & UAPB Improving Competitiveness of African Aquaculture through Capacity Building, Improved Technology, and Management of Supply Chain and Natural Resources Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana

25. Central Projects LWA: Mali Project • OSU -- Mali, Kenya, China, Thailand, USA • USAID Mali = CTO HCPI Phase II (just ended) OSU -- South Africa, Thailand, Brasil, Honduras, + HCPI Phase III (air breathers) OSU -- poss Peru, Bangladesh + Synthesis Project - OSU

26. Network Development: First Phase (2007-09) • 12 US Universities; 22 HC Inst/Univ • 18 Country locales (+) • 200+ scientists, researchers • 92 students • >100 collaborating institutions, GOs, NGOs, private sector

27. Global AquaFish CRSP Themes • A. Improved Health and Nutrition, Food Quality, and Food Safety • B. Income Generation for Small-Scale Fish Farmers and Fishers ($) • C. Environmental Management for Sustainable Aquatic Resources Use ($) • D. Enhanced Trade Opportunities for Global Fishery Markets

28. 10 Topic Areas:Integrated Production Systems; People, Livelihoods, and Ecosystem Interrelationships • Production System Design and Best Management Alternatives • Sustainable Feed Technology • Indigenous Species Development • Quality Seedstock Development • Human Health Impacts of Aquaculture • Food Safety and Value-Added Product Development • Technology Adoption and Policy Development • Marketing, Economic Risk Assessment, and Trade • Watershed and Integrated Coastal Zone Management • Mitigating Negative Environmental Impacts

29. Second RFP: Expected to be released early 2009 Fill Gap-areas in portfolio: 1-2 new projects Africa focus (IEHA countries) 2 Possible “gap” Themes: Enhanced Trade Opportunities for Global Fishery Markets Food Safety & Value-Added Product Development All 10 topic areas but special emphasis on several “gap” topics, including (in priority order): Improved Health and Nutrition, Food Quality, and Food Safety Watershed & Integrated Coastal Zone Management Quality Seedstock Development TENTATIVE AREAS -- SUBJECT TO CHANGE

30. Disclaimer: The contents of this document do not necessarily represent an official position or policy of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Mention of trade names or commercial products in this document does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use on the part of USAID of the Collaborative Research Support Program. The accuracy, reliability, and originality of work presented in this report are the responsibility of the individual authors. Program activities are funded by Grant No. EPP-A-00-06-00012-00 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and by participating US and Host Country institutions.

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32. Thank you! http://pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu/ Hillary Egna, Director For more information: AquaFish CRSP email address aquafish@oregonstate.edu

33. 1. Production System Design & Best Management Alternatives • Polyculture of sahar (Tor putitora) with mixed-sex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) • Co-sponsorship of "second international workshop on cultivation and biotechnology of marine algae: an alternative for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean" • Training in best management practices for the production of molluscs in the states of Nayarit and Sinaloa

34. 2. Sustainable Feed Technology • Local ingredients substituting for fishmeal in tilapia and pacu diets in Guyana • Alternative feeds for freshwater aquaculture species • Feeding reduction strategies and alternative feeds to reduce production costs of tilapia culture

35. 3. Indigenous Species Development • Development of snook (Centropomus spp) seed production technology for application in aquaculture and restocking of over-fished populations • Incorporation of the native cichlids, tenhuayaca, Petenia splendida and castarrica, Cichlasoma urophthalmus into sustainable aquaculture in Central America: improvement of seedstock quality and substitution of fish meal use in diets • Oyster-relaying and depuration in open ocean locations

36. 4. Quality Seedstock Development • Broodstock seed quality and fingerling production systems rearing for Nile tilapia in the Philippines • Development of small-scale Clarias fingerlings as bait for Lake Victoria commercial fisheries in Western Kenya

37. 5. Human Health Impacts of Aquaculture • Monitoring and reducing microcystins in tilapias and channel catfish cultured in a variety of aquaculture systems • Food safety study of leafy greens irrigated with tilapia farm effluents • Microbiological quality of shellfish growing waters and tissues

38. 6. Food Safety & Value-Added Product Development • Maximizing the utilization of low value or small size fish for human consumption through appropriate value added production development

39. 7. Technology Adoption & Policy Development • Feed technology adoption and policy development for fisheries management • Internet-based extension podcasts for tilapia farmers in the Philippines • AquaFish CRSP sponsorship of the eighth international symposium of Tilapia in aquaculture to be held in Egypt (October 12-14, 2008)

40. 8. Marketing, Economic Risk Assessment, & Trade • Competition and impacts between use of low value/trash fish for aquaculture feed versus use for human food • Developing supply chain and group marketing systems for fish farmers in Ghana and Kenya • On farm verification of tilapia-catfish predation culture

41. 9. Watershed & Integrated Coastal Zone Management • Characterization of pond effluents and biological and physiochemical assessment of receiving waters in Ghana • Determination of carrying capacity of the Boca Camichin Estuary in reference to oyster culture

42. 10. Mitigating Negative Environmental Impacts • Assessment of diversity and bioecological characteristics of low value/trash fish species • Impact of introduction of alien species on the fisheries and biodiversity of indigenous species in Zhanghe Reservoir of China and Tri An Reservoir of Vietnam • Elimination of MT from aquaculture masculinization systems: use of catalysis with titanium dioxide and bacterial degradation

43. New CRSP Goal and Focus Goal - “…create global partnerships that develop sustainable solutions in aquaculture and fisheries for improving health, building wealth, conserving natural environments for future generations and strengthening poorer societies ability to self-govern”
 • Focus on reducing poverty in developing countries by improving access to fish and water resources

44. 6 Lead Projects’ Countries • LAC: Mexico, Guyana, Nicaragua • Asia: Vietnam, China, Nepal, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia • Africa: Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania LWAs - Mali HCPI Phase II project mentorships (just ended): Honduras, Brasil, South Africa, Thailand, others above HCPI Phase III: poss. add Bangladesh, Peru (to begin in 2008/9) air breathing fishes USA 18/20