Role of fisheries; aquaculture in Latin America

PART I CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A.I.D., PART II DISCUSSES THE BRAZILIAN SITUATION, AND PART III PRESENTS THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISHCULTURE IN BRAZIL INCLUDE MAKING A SOCIOECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF VARIOUS FISH SPECIES AND OF DIFFERING PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS, AND ASSESSING THE NEED FOR MORE EXTENSION PERSONNEL TO WORK WITH FISH FARMERS ON POND SITE SELECTION, MANAGEMENT, FISH HARVESTING, AND MARKETING. ALSO RECOMMENDS CONTINUITY IN FUNDING TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL NEEDED TO ALLOW THE EXCELLENT RESEARCH STATION AT PENTECOSTE TO REACH ITS POTENTIAL. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, THE CONSUMER DEMAND FOR FISH BE DETERMINED AND THE USAID-AUBURN-PEACE CORPS-GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR MODEL FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON FISHCULTURE BE EXPANDED. PART II DESCRIBES THE STATION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH AT PENTECOSTE, BRAZILIAN FISH PRODUCTION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS, AND THE NEED TO EXPAND THE EXTENT OF FISHCULTURE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR BRAZILIANS AND FOR OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES. TOPICS TREATED IN THE SECTION ON CENTRAL AMERICA INCLUDE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF FISH AS A PROTEIN SOURCE, DESCRIPTIONS OF RESEARCH STATIONS, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING FISH COOPERATIVES AND/OR EXTENSION PROGRAMS. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS LISTS OF PERSONS CONTACTED AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES.