4. Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Sciences

4.1 Fisheries Division, Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Food Production and Marine Resources

Fisheries Division
Ministry of Food Production and Marine Resources
St Clair Circle, St Clair
Port of Spain
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Contact: Ms Ann Marie Jobity, Director; Ms Sita Kuruvilla, Fisheries Officer
Tel: +1 868 623 8525/868 634 4405
Fax: +1 868 623 8542/868 622 4246
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.html
Geographic coverage: Caribbean
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquaculture; Fisheries; Marine sciences; Sustainable development

The Fisheries Division is a subsector of the Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Food Production and Marine Resource, and is charged with the responsibility of overseeing all aspects related to the sustainable management and development of the fisheries subsector.

The Division is specifically responsible for:

the assessment, management and conservation of the marine fisheries resources of Trinidad & Tobago;
providing specialised information services on marine fisheries of Trinidad & Tobago;
providing extension services to the fishing industry and aquaculture;
training fishermen, persons involved in marketing and aquaculturists on fishing methods and gears, fish handling and processing;
administering the fisheries regulations, in accordance with the existing Fisheries Act and other relevant legislation;
developing and revising fisheries legislation where appropriate.

Services: the Division administers the provision of support services to the fishing industry provided by the Government. In addition, the Division is the leading organisation for the collection and analysis of fisheries data and information. A specialised library and electronic fisheries databases have been developed in support of the Division's research and management responsibilities. These information sources are offered to the public. The library also mounts mini-exhibitions each year with the objective of increasing general awareness of special or current events and topics of special interest.

The information services offered by the Fisheries Division are:

FisMIS (Fisheries Management Information System);
in-house marine computerised database;
Fisheries Division library.

The Division maintains several databases, including scientific data on commercial fisheries and extensive bibliographic data on fisheries studies, reports and documents with special reference to the Caribbean and Trinidad & Tobago. The Division responds to requests for information locally, as well as from abroad, by conventional and electronic means.

4.2 The WorldFish Center

WorldFish Center [updated March 2004]
Headquarters
PO Box 500
GPO 10670 Penang
MALAYSIA

Contact: Ms Kamsiah Mohd Ali, Manager, Information Services
Tel: +60 4 6261606 Fax: +60 4 6265530
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.worldfishcenter.org
Geographic coverage: Global
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquatic sciences; Fisheries; Information management; Marine sciences; Research
Publications: NAGA - The WorldFish Center Quarterly

The WorldFish Center, (formerly known as ICLARM - The World Fish Center is an autonomous, non-governmental non-profit-making international scientific and technical centre which has been organised to conduct, stimulate and accelerate research on all aspects of fisheries and other living aquatic resources. It is a unique international research centre involved in research on fisheries and other living aquatic resources.

Its vision is to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries; its mission is to promote sustainable development and use of living aquatic resources based on environmentally sound management.

The WorldFish library is more than a comprehensive collection of fisheries and aquatic science literature. It has grown from an in-house service to take part in activities leading towards the development of efficient, worldwide information systems on aquatic resources. Its growth enables the library to provide a range of services to both internal and external users, notably:

document delivery;
current awareness service:
- an acquisitions list of all newly received materials in the library, issued bimonthly and are
either electronically disseminated or mailed to headquarters and field staff as well as a
mailing list of other users;
- for the general public, a list of selected recent publications on fisheries, aquaculture and
aquatic resources management available in the library is published four times a year in the Information section of NAGA: The WorldFish Center Quarterly;
- a web-based Current Contents service is provided to selected researchers of developing
countries on a bimonthly basis.
bibliographical compilation: bibliographies on specific subjects and other mini bibliographies are undertaken on request. These are compiled from publications received in the library as well as from internal and external databases. Bibliographies are also compiled for conferences, seminars and workshops undertaken by WorldFish staff;
reference service: providing quick answers to enquiries made by phone, e-mail or in person, and with reference to a wide variety of WorldFish information sources. In-depth information requests are answered through WorldFishs Selective Fisheries Information Service (SFIS);
training/library consultancy: the library helps other institutions develop their own information capability. Work experience and practical training in fisheries librarianship, database system and design, online searching and non-technical library work are also offered to librarians and information professionals from developing countries.

WorldFish Center is one of the 16 research centres of CGIAR.

4.3 Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA)

Institute of Marine Affairs
PO Box 3160
Carenage
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Contact: Donna Spencer, Chief Information Officer
Tel: +1 868 634 4292/4
Fax: +1 868 634 4433
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ima.gov.tt/
Geographic coverage: Caribbean
Languages: English
Subject areas: Coastal resource management; Fisheries; Marine habitats; Marine sciences; Research; Policy and planning
Publications: Caribbean Marine Studies (annual); IMA News (quarterly)

The IMA is a multidisciplinary, marine and environmental-related research institution in Trinidad & Tobago. Established as a statutory body the Institute's general objectives are to:

develop and implement programmes and projects that translate the marine and related policies of the government into activities that contribute to national development;
develop and execute programmes and projects that foster and encourage regional and international collaboration in the exploration of the marine and other related areas of the environment;
promote public understanding of, and appreciation for, all aspects of the marine-related environment;
stimulate and advance the conduct of marine scientific research in Trinidad & Tobago;
promote the utilisation and conservation of the marine resources for the economic and social benefit of Trinidad & Tobago.

The Institute engages in research and technical advisory services. The fields of activity cover the marine and coastal environment, and are conducted under a number of programmes which include fisheries and aquaculture, environmental research, legal research and marine chemistry. Its technical advisory work includes development of criteria, guidelines and policies for government and other agencies. An Information Centre and Information Technology Department provide support for information resources management and for the application of information technology in specific programmes. IMA acts as the Regional Archiving Centre for sea-level and sea temperature data collected for the regional project, Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC).

The Institute's research data are published in Caribbean Marine Studies, which is published annually, and public education and awareness and news of ongoing activities are shared through the quarterly newsletter IMA News.

4.4 Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) [National Institute for Fisheries Research & Development]

Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero
Paseo Victoria Ocampo 1 (escollera norte)
7600 Mar del Plata
ARGENTINA
Contact: María Gabriela Silvoni
Tel: +54 223 4862586
Fax: +54 223 4861830
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.inidep.gov.ar/
Geographic coverage: Argentina
Languages: Spanish
Subject areas: Aquaculture resources management; Fisheries; Marine sciences; Research
Publications: INIDEP Informe Técnico

INIDEP is a decentralised dependency of the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture, Husbandry, Fishery and Food. Its research programme generates information, methodologies and technologies for the development, use and conservation of Argentine fisheries, directed fundamentally at the evaluation of fish stock with the objective of optimising annual catch, providing the technological, economic and social basis that allow its sustainable conservation. Other research objectives are:

the perfection and development of catching systems, fishing methods and technological processes;
the development and/or adoption of cultivating technologies of marine and sweet-water species of commercial interest;
the acquisition of knowledge for assessment of fishing catches and biodiversity.

INIDEP has executed several projects with the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation (JICA).

Scientific journal: INIDEP Informe Técnico - themes include fisheries, ichthyology, non-renewable natural resources.

The library of INIDEP is the national representative/node of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System ASFIS-FAO of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://www.inidep.edu.ar/s_biblioteca.html.

4.5 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
AA 1108
Cartagena de Indias
COLOMBIA
Contact: Dr Cesar Toro, IOC Secretary for IOCARIBE
Tel: +575 664 6399
Fax: +575 660 0407
E-mail: [email protected]or [email protected]
Web: http://www.ioc.unesco.org/iocaribe/
Geographic coverage: Caribbean
Languages: English
Subject areas: Marine sciences; Oceanography; Research
Publications: IOCARIBE News

IOCARIBE, the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, was approved as a Sub-Regional office of the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO) in 1982. IOC's work reflects the needs and priorities of the member states, and provides member states with the scientific inputs for developing policies that engender sustainable development.

IOCARIBE operates within the framework of the general policy of IOC, and has as its major goal the promotion, development and coordination of the Commission's marine scientific research and technology development programmes, the ocean services, and related activities including training, education, and mutual assistance in the wider Caribbean region.

IOCARIBE plays an important double-faced role, acting as intermediary between the global interests of ocean science and the national needs of participating countries. Its responsibility includes research and data generation, implementation of its scientifically based findings, quality control, and sharing of data and knowledge.

The IOCARIBE Secretariat has an important information function and acts as a clearing house and information broker, facilitating information flows between national nodes and other regional organisations. The recently established websites, discussion lists and its older newsletter, IOCARIBE News, are valuable tools in this exercise.

4.6 International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
27 College Road,
Chennai
600006
INDIA
Contact: Joice Christiana, Executive Assistant, Documentation Centre
Tel: +91 44 827 5303
Fax: +91 44 825 4457
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.icsf.net/
Geographic coverage: Developing countries
Languages: English
Subject areas: Fisheries; Fishing industry
Publications: SAMUDRA Report (three issues per year)

Since its formation in the late 1980s, ICSF has been acting as a catalyst to influence decision-making processes in relation to marine fisheries and to establish and strengthen artisanal fishworker organisations in the South. It has taken up several programmes to defend the rights to life and livelihood of artisanal fishing communities, especially in the developing world.

The goals of ICSF are to:

monitor issues that have relevance to the life and livelihood of fishworkers;
disseminate information, especially among the fisherfolk;
prepare guidelines for programmes that would underscore just, participatory and sustainable fisheries development and management; and help create space and momentum for the development of alternatives in the small-scale fisheries sector.

Set up in 1998, the Documentation Centre of ICSF aims to disseminate pertinent information on fisheries-related issues to fishworkers, fishworker organisations, academics, policy makers and others. It also provides links to other information resources relevant to fisheries through its newsletter and the ICSF website.

As one of its ongoing activities, the Documentation Centre is currently in the process of developing a database on resource persons/organisations working in the area of fisheries.

The Communications programmes of ICSF aim to disseminate the findings of research studies, monitoring activities, and reports of conferences and workshops through publications titled as Monographs, Dossiers and Conference Proceedings.

ICSF publishes SAMUDRA Report in English, French and Spanish. An electronic version is available on the Internet at http://www.icsf.net/. The Report both details activities of ICSF and reports on major developments in fisheries around the world, with special focus on the artisanal sector, and is also used to facilitate a dialogue between fishworkers' organisations and environmental NGOs on different perspectives of fisheries, e.g. conservation, management and people's participation. Over the years, SAMUDRA Report has grown into a journal of considerable repute and authority in the area of artisanal and small-scale fisheries, and is often referenced, especially for a countervailing Southern perspective on international issues.

Alternative address:

ICSF, Brussels Office, Rue du Midi 165, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 513 1565, Fax: +32 2 513 7343, E-mail: [email protected]

New entry February 2004
Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA)

Locally Managed Marine Area
FIJI

E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.lmmanetwork.org/
Geographical coverage: Global
Languages: English
Subject areas: Marine conservation
Publications: LMMA Network Newsletter (Quarterly Newsletter);LMMA Learning Portfolio Publications

The Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network's website is a portal for information on community-based marine conservation and its practitioners. The Network is made up of: Community members, traditional leaders, conservation staff, academics and researchers, donors, decision-makers. These members span the people and cultures of Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and the Americas. Through the Network, community learning and results are shared across a global audience. This is achieved by:

receiving training and exchanging skills;
increasing Participating in site-to-site visits, conferences, workshops, and internet-based discussions;
sharing group lessons and results;
advancing best practices of marine conservation;
building personal relationships between conservation practitioners;
community involvement and learning.

The LMMA Network also provides guidance and capacity building to members on Adaptive Management in the areas of project design, management, monitoring, analysis, and communication.

Its information activities include:

LMMA Network Newsletter (Quarterly Newsletter) provides an update on the Network’s activities on a regular basis;
Knowledge Center page aims to provide a comprehensive list of materials related to locally managed marine areas around the world.
Informative Links and Online Resources page provides resources on LMMA use, reef monitoring and marine conservation.

A Discussion forum webpage is currently being developed.

4.7 Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia Pacific (NACA)

Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia Pacific [Updated December 2004]
Kasetsart, PO Box 1040
Bangkok 10903
THAILAND
Contact: Mr Pedro Bueno, NACA Coordinator
Tel: +662 561 1728/9
Fax: +662 561 1727
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.eNACA.org/
Geographic coverage: Asia and Pacific
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquaculture resources management; Aquatic sciences
Publications: Aquaculture Asia; Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network eMagazine; NACA Newsletter; Quarterly Aquatic Animal Health Disease Report

The Network of Aquaculture Centres for Asia Pacific (NACA) is an intergovernmental organisation with, at present, 16 member governments (Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, Hong Kong China, India, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam). Its vision is to assist member governments in improving opportunities for sustainable aquaculture development and aquatic resources management to contribute to social and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Under the NACA project, national aquaculture research institutions in aquaculturally advanced countries (China, India, the Philippines and Thailand) serve as regional lead centres (RLCs). Each focuses on the species and farming systems of national and regional importance, while national centres in each of the member countries adapt RLC-developed technologies to local conditions.

NACA collaborates - as a partner - with numerous organisations, agencies and institutions including international development agencies, donor governments, farmer groups and associations, various regional and supranational organisations, and academic institutions. It has also engaged in exchanges and co-operative activities with government and other institutions in Africa and Central and Latin America.

NACA's STREAM initiative (Support To Regional Aquatic Resources Management) is an open partnership, which NACA helps to coordinate, that seeks to develop a broad communications and learning platform to link poor aquatic resource users with line agencies, researchers and the private sector. It aims to co-ordinate and support processes which:

identify aquatic resource users, understand their livelihoods and highlight their strengths and objectives;
encourage new learning about improved aquatic resources management;
share knowledge amongst resource users and those who operate on their behalf;
influence policy to better support the objectives of poor aquatic resource users.

NACA hosts an online community on the NACA website, which also hosts extensive aquaculture information services, at www.enaca.org. Services include discussion for a where participants can seek the advice of other farmers and scientists throughout the region; news and media monitoring; and a library of full-text aquaculture publications available for free download (all NACA publications are available in digital format free of charge).

NACA's publications and reports are its links to the aquaculturists, fish farmers, academic institutions, and the researchers and extensionists involved in fisheries and aquaculture. They include:

Aquaculture Asia - a quarterly magazine containing articles on technology, research results, recommendations to fish farmers and aquaculturists on techniques, products and relevant services;
Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network eMagazine - which brings the latest news on grouper aquaculture, coral reef fisheries and aquaculture research and development;
NACA Newsletter;
Quarterly Aquatic Animal Health Disease Report;
Many monographs, media monitoring bulletins and research reports related to aquaculture and aquatic resource management.

Hard copies are distributed free to the member governments of NACA, and are available to other sectors in the private sector upon request or by subscription. Full details are available on the NACA website or alternatively further information can be obtained from [email protected]

NACA provides training services in web-publishing and production of digital publications to likeminded organisations, following a low-cost and low technical input model that is sustainable for small organisations with limited resources. For further information contact [email protected].

4.8 South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Private Bag 1015
Grahamstown, 6140
SOUTH AFRICA
Contact: Victor Clarke, Collections Manager
Tel: +27 46 6361002
Fax: +27 46 6222403
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.jlbsmith.ru.ac.za/
Geographic coverage: Africa
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquatic sciences; Biodiversity; Fisheries
Publications: Ichthos; Fishwatch

SAIAB aims to serve Africa's needs in understanding fishes and aquatic environments, and to provide an interactive hub focused on serving the nation through generating, disseminating and applying knowledge to understanding and solving problems on the conservation and wise use of African fishes and aquatic biodiversity.

SAIAB houses the largest collection of southern African fish anywhere in the world. It is the largest fish collection in Africa, and the second largest in the southern hemisphere. The collection consists primarily of alcohol-preserved fish specimens but also encompasses a dry collection of skeletons and shark jaws, X-ray plates, photographic slides, paintings and ink drawings. The wet collection contains specimens of freshwater, marine and estuarine fishes, mainly from southern Africa but also from other regions of the world. The collection catalogue is a comprehensive computerised database supported by an extensive library and information service (FISHLIT).

SAIAB's library covers all aspects of aquaculture, fisheries and ichthyology. Since 1985 the library has developed a computerised bibliographic information database (FISHLIT) which provides a comprehensive information service to students, fishery scientists, industrialists, ichthyologists and environmental educationists. To date, the database with 127 000 entries is distributed on CD-ROM by NISC SA. The library has a collection of 2497 journal titles on fish and aquatic topics of which 462 are received on a regular basis, as well as an extensive collection of more than 31 476 reprints, pamphlets and separates dating back 100 years. Journal articles and reprints are indexed for retrieval on FISHLIT.

4.9 Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC)

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre
SEAFDEC - Headquarters (HQ)
PO Box 1040
Kasetsart PO
Bangkok 10903
THAILAND
Contact: Mr Panu Tavarutmaneegul, Secretary General
Tel: +662 5611728
Fax: +662 5611727
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Web: http://www.seafdec.org/
Geographic coverage: Southeast Asia
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquaculture; Education/training; Fisheries; Postharvest technology; Research
Publications: Online newsletter

SEAFDEC is an inter-governmental agency established in 1967 with the mandate of promoting fisheries development in Southeast Asia. SEAFDEC's ultimate goal is to assist member countries to develop fishery potentials for the improvement of food supply in the region through training, research, and information programmes and services. The member countries of SEAFDEC are, at present, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Membership of the Center is still open to other Southeast Asian countries. Cambodia has expressed an interest in joining SEAFDEC.

The Secretary-General coordinates the activities of the four technical departments of SEAFDEC, namely:

the Training Department in Thailand, which carries out research and training in marine fishing technology, marine engineering, marine fisheries extension and related subjects;
the Marine Fisheries Research Department in Singapore, which undertakes research and training in fishery post harvest technology;
the Aquaculture Department in the Philippines, where research and training in aquaculture development are carried out;
the Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department in Malaysia, which undertakes research and training in fishery resources development and management in the Exclusive Economic Zones of the member countries.

The Marine Fisheries Research Department provides a range of technical information to the industry in the region through its information services. Its activities are aimed at disseminating up-to-date and relevant information to information consumers, including policy makers, businessmen, fishery agencies, fishermen, etc. The department's information services are designed to help improve the focus in determining research priorities that respond to the needs of those involved in fishery production.

The ASEAN Fisheries Post-Harvest Technology Information Network offers a number of online publication in this area.

4.10 Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD)

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
Aquaculture Department
Tigbauan Iloilo 5021
PHILIPPINES
Contact: Dr Rolando R. Platon, AQD Chief
Tel: +63 33 335 1009
Fax: +63 33 336 2891 or 335 1008
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://aqd.seafdec.org.ph/
Geographic coverage: Southeast Asia
Languages: English
Subject areas: Aquaculture; Aquatic sciences; Ecology; Fisheries; Research
Publications: SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture (bimonthly newsletter); publications list available online

The Aquaculture Department is one of the four departments of SEAFDEC, a Southeast Asian regional treaty organization created in 1967 to promote fisheries development in the region. SEAFDEC's Secretariat is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

SEAFDEC/AQD was established in July 1973 to pursue aquaculture research and development in the region. SEAFDEC/AQD develops technologies on the farming of fishes, crustaceans, molluscs and seaweeds for food, livelihood, equity and sustainable development. It presently carries out a regularly reviewed, comprehensive programme of research, training, technology verification and information dissemination activities.

The SEAFDEC/AQD library is known as the largest collection of aquaculture materials in Southeast Asia. It contains a comprehensive collection of materials on fisheries/aquaculture and on allied disciplines such as biochemistry, ecology, feeds and nutrition, fishpond engineering, freshwater, brackishwater and marine biology, oceanography, phycology and others.

A new feature of the SEAFDEC/AQD library is its Internet-based access which enables patrons/visitors to access its collections over the Internet, 24 hours a day. This feature provides bibliographic information from book and journal collections held by the library, and to some extent includes table of contents for special collections such as mangroves and SEAFDEC publications.

The SEAFDEC/AQD library also maintains CD-ROM copies of Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts, Fish and Fisheries Worldwide and Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Resources, Current Contents - Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science and Life Sciences, and ReefBase, FishBase and FishStat (Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO). These are used for further searches on subjects requested.

Requests for exchange of publications published by SEAFDEC/AQD are entertained. The library continues to establish links with international organisations, institutions, government agencies, libraries and individuals through this service.

In addition, the library maintains the following in-house databases:

MONOG - a collection of books and pamphlets on aquaculture and fisheries;
SERIAL - serial holdings that include journals, magazines, newsletters, bulletins, etc;
SPEC - a special collection of information materials on selected brackishwater aquaculture species - at present this database is being updated to generate more information on grouper, milkfish, mudcrab, sea bass, siganid and giant tiger shrimp;
FILIPINIANA - materials and citations on Philippine fisheries and aquaculture including SEAFDEC/AQD's papers published in journals and proceedings.

For more information, contact [email protected]

SEAFDEC/ADQ publishes an aquaculture newsletter, extension manuals, flyers and brochures, institutional reports, conference proceedings, posters and textbooks. It also collaborates with the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Research for the publication of the Report of the Fisheries Sector Program. SEAFDEC/AQD also produces aquaculture educational videos. A full list is given on the website and can be ordered online.

SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture Newsletter is a bimonthly publication featuring research and development activities on sustainable aquaculture, available by subscription.