FRESHWATER FISHERY DEVELOPMENT

THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT, ASSIGNING TO IT 50 FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL. USAID WILL PROVIDE 40 WORK-YEARS OF LONG-TERM ADVISORY SERVICES AND 20 WORK-MONTHS OF SHORT-TERM SERVICES. TWO LONG-TERM US FISH HATCHERY MANAGEMENT ADVISORS WILL BE ASSIGNED -- THE FIRST TO ASSIST IN ORGANIZING AND INSTALLING PROJECT EQUIPMENT, OBTAINING SUITABLE BROOD STOCK, INITIATING SPAWNING ACTIVITIES, AND GENERAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY; AND THE SECOND TO ASSIST IN ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING EXTENSION TRAINING COURSES AND FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS. SHORT-TERM SPECIALISTS WILL INCLUDE AN AGRICULTURE ECONOMIST AND/OR RURAL SOCIOLOGIST, A HATCHERY SPECIALIST, AN EXTENSION SPECIALIST, A POND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, A LIMNOLOGIST, A FISH NUTRITIONIST, AND AN AQUACULTURALIST. TEXAS A&M WILL BE CONTRACTED FOR THE ABOVE ADVISORS. SIX FFH-ETC STAFF MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE MS TRAINING IN THE US IN VARIOUS AQUACULTURE SPECIALTIES. SOME, PERHAPS MOST, OF THE CANDIDATES WILL STUDY AT TEXAS A&M. SIX OTHER FFH-ETC STAFFERS WILL RECEIVE INTERMEDIATE-TERM TRAINING (ABOUT 4 MOS) AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY, THE US FWS TRAINING CENTER IN LEESBURG, WEST VIRGINIA OR TEXAS A&M, STUTTGART, ARKANSAS. THE HATCHERY MANAGER AND/OR EXTENSION OPERATIONS OFFICER WILL RECEIVE A SEMESTER OF TRAINING EITHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OR THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. USAID WILL ALSO FINANCE VEHICLES, OFFICE FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT, SHOP AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, FFH-ETC WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 20,000,000 FINGERLINGS ANNUALLY. ITS EXTENSION SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-15 PRIVATE HATCHERIES, EACH PRODUCING 1-2 MIL FINGERLINGS YRLY AND 60 SMALL HATCHERIES, EACH PRODUCING 300,000 TO 400,000 YRLY. GRP INPUTS WILL INCLUDE A 25-HA SITE, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING COSTS.