Progress report on fisheries development in Northeast Brazil

Assist DNOCS and qualified private organizations and individuals to program, develop, and implement effective methods of intensive freshwater pond fish culture in Northeast Brazil. 2. Assist the Center for Ichthyological Research (a subdivision of DNOCS for the development of freshwater fisheries in Northeast) in the development of its Northeast fisheries research program by providing technical assistance in: (a) the design, construction, and operation of research demonstration facilities specifically designed for intensive freshwater pond fish culture; (b) the development of freshwater fish culture research to determine the most effective combination of species for commercial fish culture, to perfect methods of controlling fish diseases and parasites and weeds, and to test locally available fish feeds; (c) the training of local technicians to assist the private sector in establishing intensive freshwater pond fish culture techniques and operations; and (d) the development of a DNOCS research facility to participate in the comprehensive and systematic international information exchange system on fish culture techniques.