Role of the department of fisheries in inland aquaculture development, with emphasis on Northeast Thailand
1992
Supawat Komolmarl
Objective of this study was to investigate the role of the Department of Fisheries (DOF) in inland fisheries development with emphasis on Northeast Thailand. The relationship between the National Economic and Social Development Plan with DOF policy was analysed. Research and extension activities were assessed, whether the emphasis was on implementation in terms of capture fisheries or aquaculture. External assistance from other agencies was recommended in this study, in particular collaboration with Phase II of the ODA funded AIT aquaculture Outreach Project. DOF planning for their future operation and their policy framework were presented. An analysis of extension projects during 1987-1991 was conducted. Seed use in activities of seven selected fisheries stations and centres was quantified and 79 % of the total was used for capture fisheries while aquaculture used only 21 % of the total. Also the objectives of research projects were defined in terms of aquaculture and capture fisheries. 86 % and 14 % of the total, respectively, involved aquaculture and capture fisheries. The themes of aquaculture research were defined as breeding, feeding, nursing, growth, rice/fish culture, integrated culture (with hen, duck, and pig), pen culture, cage or hapa culture, and fish culture in saline areas. The highest estimation was for breeding at 30.1 % of the total with 12.3 %, 8.8 %, 8.3 %, 7.6 %, 5.9 %, 5.2 %, 4.6 %, and 3.6 % of the total estimated for growth, cage or hapa culture, pen culture, feeding, rice/fish culture, integrated culture, nursing and fish culture in saline areas respectively. Thus, DOF's emphasis in seed utilization for extension projects and area of research activities were opposite i.e., emphasis in the farmer was capture fisheries but the latter was aquaculture.
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