Mauri & Welcome to the Aquaculture Unit
The Aquaculture unit is responsible for cultivating marine species and collaborating closely with local communities in all aquaculture-related programs to help improve livelihoods and food security. This would help achieve one of the Fisheries Division's Objectives which is to sustainably manage the coastal fisheries resources by diversifying the fishing pressure on coastal resources to Aquaculture activities.
The unit’s objectives are to:
1. Promote sustainable aquaculture development suitable for the Kiribati context
2. Conduct research activities on potential aquaculture species
3. Introduction of potential aquaculture species suitable for aquaculture development
4. Implement restocking and enhancement initiatives for significant commercial species of concern
5. Provide trainings to local communities in collaboration with NGOs and non-NGOs
Activities include:
Milkfish (Chanos chanos): Cultivation, revival of potential milkfish ponds and provision of milkfish fries to local communities.
Giant clam (Tridacna sp): Cultivation and provision of giant clams to marine protected areas for restocking purposes.
Seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii): Cultivation, revitalization of seaweed to the Gilbert group, and promotion of seaweed value-added products.
Sea cucumber (Sandfish, Holothuria scabra): Cultivation and introduction of sandfish farming to local communities as an additional source of income.
Micro-algae species (international and domestic spp): Cultivation, inoculation and scale-up of live micro-algae species as feed.
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