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Mariculture and aquaculture livelihood options for the Pacific Islands region

Mariculture and aquaculture livelihood options for the Pacific Islands region. Cathy Hair and Paul Southgate – James Cook University, Townsville. ACIAR Project Background Development of aquaculture based livelihoods in the Pacific Islands region and tropical Australia.

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Mariculture and aquaculture livelihood options for the Pacific Islands region

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  1. Mariculture and aquaculture livelihood options for the Pacific Islands region Cathy Hair and Paul Southgate – James Cook University, Townsville

  2. ACIAR Project Background Development of aquaculture based livelihoods in the Pacific Islands region and tropical Australia • James Cook University (Partners: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, WorldFish Center, Uni of the South Pacific) • Duration: October 2007 to October 2011 • Primary objective is to carry out “mini-projects” – small, targeted interventions to address bottlenecks to sustainable aquaculture. • ACIAR target countries for Phase II mini-projects: • Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu

  3. Mini-project features • Target PICT aquaculture bottlenecks • Flexibility • Rapid implementation • Country partner ownership • Institutional collaboration • Private sector and NGO involvement • Focus on achieving real benefits to PICTs, including follow-up where necessary • Ability to “test the water”

  4. PhaseI mini-projects (2004-07) Tilapia White teatfish reseeding Cage culture Spongefarming Mabe pearl M. lartrials Microalgae training Feedsstudy Tilapia restocking MIRCfacilities Microalgaetraining Eel survey Shrimp viral study Pondstudy 14 projects AU$184,000

  5. Phase II mini-projects (2007-11) Shrimp viral study Spat collection Herring fishmeal Mabe pearl Siganid cage culture Pteria trials Tilapiagrow-out Sandfish culture Live rock and coral culture Clownfish culture Macrobrachium lar 12 projects commenced

  6. Example 1:Sandfish culture & ranching in Fiji GOAL – To investigate the potential for sea cucumber culture and sea ranching in Fiji. • Large mini-project (>AU$40,000) • 2.5 years duration • Project partners – Fiji Fisheries, J. Hunter Pearls, NGO (USP FLMMA), USP ACIAR student, community

  7. Sandfish culture and ranching in Fiji- Objectives • Transfer sandfish hatchery technology to the government (MFF) and private sector (J Hunter Pearls) • Produce large numbers of 3-5 g sandfish • Evaluate the ease of transferring culture techniques to a pearl hatchery

  8. Sandfish culture and ranching in Fiji- Objectives • Evaluate growth and survival of juveniles sea ranched in community managed qoliqoli • Improve capacity of Fijian counterparts (hatchery technicians, fishery officers, students) • Explore management options for futuresandfish sea-ranching

  9. Sandfish culture and ranching in Fiji- Results to date • Trained hatchery staff • 3 successful larval production runs • Limited number of juveniles produced • Experimental sea ranching activity • Staff trained in monitoring and data collection • Community engagement in project

  10. Example 2:Live rock and coral culture, Tonga GOAL – Produce cultured live rocks and corals to augment the supply of marine ornamentals for export. • Medium mini-project (~AU$25,000) • 1.5 years duration • Project partners – Tonga Fisheries, Walt Smith International (aquarium exporters)

  11. Live rock and coral culture, Tonga- Objectives • Develop protocols to farm artificial live rocks and compare different habitats • Identify suitable species of corals for farming and develop simple culture protocols • Facilitate technology uptake by private sector and community farms for these commodities

  12. Live rock and coral culture, Tonga- Results to date • Protocols developed, staff trained in coral culture and live rock production • Sea and land-based trials commenced • Identified suitable grow-out sites • Ongoing trials

  13. Example 3:Pearl oyster spat Collection, Fiji • Small mini-project (~AU$10,000) • 1.5 years duration • Project partners –J. Hunter Pearls, USP-ACIAR post-grad student • Spatial/temporal distribution of spat • Industry-oriented,improved methodsof spat collection

  14. Example 4:Fly River Herring fishmeal, PNG • Small mini-project (~AU$15,000) • 6 months duration • Project partners – Ok Tedi Development Fund • Determine quality of fishmeal to support aquaculture initiatives (barramundi cageculture) in the Fly River

  15. Fly River Herring fishmeal, PNG - Results to date • Fish samples collected under experimental conditions • Fish sample proximates and biogenic amines analysed in Australia • Preliminary test results show that herring samples can be left unrefrigerated for more than 8 hours and still be suitable for fishmeal production • Implications for livelihoods: local artisanal fishers can access this market without needing to ice their catch

  16. Summary • Mini-projects are a novel way to support sustainable aquaculture livelihoods in the Pacific Islands region • Provide important capacity-building opportunities • Allow many commodities and techniques to be trialled, and problems to be addressed quickly and economically • Value-add to larger projects by “filling in gaps” • Indicate where larger, more expensive interventions are needed

  17. Thank you

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