New publications from AQD

AQD is launching new titles to its growing list of publications, both for free and for sale. For the second quarter of 2009, the following were produced:

Research and development for sustainable aquaculture in Southeast Asia: strategic plans 2009-2012
Outlines the strategic plans of the SEAFDEC/AQD for the years 2009 to 2012. In it, new mission statement is presented as well as the goals, objectives, and targets of its various research, training, information dissemination, and administrative thrusts

The Malalison Experience: empowering an island community in west central Philippines
A 64-page booklet that describes SEAFDEC’s community fishery resources management project from 1991 to 1998 with a post project assessment in 2009

Field Guide to Philippine Mangroves (flyer)
A guide with a user-friendly presentation of technical botanical description and illustrations of Philippine mangrove species. Contains close-up photographs of distinctive features for visual comparison to facilitate identification of species

Training handbook on rural aquaculture
A 296-page handbook with chapters on concepts & approaches of sustainable rural aquaculture, importance & conservation of coastal ecosystems, aquaculture technologies, socioeconomics of fishing communities, policies concerning fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia, business planning, and approaches and strategies of the technological transfer pathways at SEAFDEC/AQD