Annual report for 1976

AQUACULTURE IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING LARGER QUANTITIES OF PROTEIN NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE DIETS AND AS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. DURATION: 1970-1978. DEVELOPMENTS: THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE DURING FISCAL YEAR 1976, PARTICULARLY AS RELATED TO SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM A.I.D. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS THE 78 MAN MONTHS OF OVERSEAS SERVICE PERFORMED BY CENTER STAFF. ACADEMIC AND TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE STRENGTHENED WITH THE INITIATION OF NEW COURSES IN FISH GENETICS AND BREEDING, AQUACULTURAL ECONOMICS, AND A SPECIAL FIVE MONTH AQUACULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS. IN TOTAL 656 STUDENTS (504 AMERICAN AND 152 FOREIGN) WERE ENROLLED IN FISHERY SUBJECTS TAUGHT DURING THE YEAR. COUNTRY PROJECTS WERE OPERATIONAL IN THE PHILIPPINES, BRAZIL, NIGERIA, AND EL SALVADOR. IN ADDITION, 19 SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WERE RECEIVED AND APPROPRIATELY SERVICED DURING THE YEAR. GRANT FUNDS WERE UTILIZED DURING THE YEAR TO SUPPORT 270 MAN MONTHS OF PERSONNEL SERVICES. THE SERVICES CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE CAPABILITY OF THE CENTER IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EXTENDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE, ADVISORY CAPACITY, INFORMATION CAPACITY, AND LINKAGES AND NETWORKS.