NOAA Sea Grant Joint Technical Assistance

Initiative &Cornell- Mexico Project

ACRSP ELEVENTH WORK PLANACRSP ELEVENTH WORK PLAN

Eunice Pérez Sánchez, Margarita Cervantes Trujano, Michael B. Timmons, Dale Baker, John Jacob, Ralph Rayburn, Kevin Fitzimmons,

Barry Costa-Pierce, Ruperto Chaparro, Martin Schreibman, Martin Hevia

PROJECTS

First Annual Sustainable Aquaculture Technology Transfer Workshop

Establishment of the Center for Aquaculture Technology Transfer

Development of a Recirculating Aquaculture System Module for Family/Multi-Family Use

PARTNERS AND PROJECTSPARTNERS AND PROJECTS

PARTNER INSTITUTIONSCornell University (PI)New York Sea Grant

Texas Sea GrantURI Sea Grant

Puerto Rico Sea GrantUniversity of Arizona

Brooklyn CollegeUniversidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco (HC-PI)

Technological Institute of Boca del Rio

1. Recruit key Aquaculture research and extension personnel within the Mexican university and institutional system.

2. Conduct an organizational meeting of the Center for Aquaculture Technology Transfer (CETRA) to determine center goals, select the permanent director, and establish group structure.

3. Establish ties with US-based researchers and SeaGrant Institutions to create basis for on-going collaborative research and extension activities (Web Site development).

4. Conduct the 1st Annual Sustainable Aquaculture Technology Transfer Workshop based on Cornell University’s Annual Recirculating Aquaculture Short Course.

5. Identify aquaculture goals for Mexican family/multi-family stakeholders.6. Design a suitable recirculating aquaculture system module to meet

these goals (may be done as part of a special seminar at the technology transfer workshop).

7. Develop a manual for technology implementation and management.

OBJECTIVES

1st ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKSHOP1st ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKSHOP

240 attendees/One day workshopTilapia/Shrimp/Marine fish farmers

2nd Aquaculture International ForumHermosillo, Sonora. December 2005

2nd SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP2nd SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP

30 attendees/Three days workshopTilapia/Shrimp farmers

Technological Institute of Boca del Rio (ITBoca)

Boca del Río, Veracruz, March 2006

Invited instructors: Raul Piedrahita, UCDavis

German Merino, Universidad Católica

del Norte, Chile

Lab training sessions

Research and academic exchange

Veracruzana University

Expert consultation

Family Tilapia Farm

Veracruz Aquarium

3rd SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP3rd SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP

15 attendees/Three days workshopOrnamental/Tilapia farmers

Metropolitan UniversityMexico City, July 2006

Lab training sessions

Design and Engineering sessions

Expert consultation

Intensive (private investor) and extensive (family group) ornamental fish farms

4th SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP4th SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY: RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP

135 attendees/Three days workshopTilapia farmers

7th International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture (ISTA7)

Boca del Río, Veracruz, Sept 2006

Forthcoming workshops:South Baja California, Puebla and

Mexico State

Research and academic exchange

Boca del Río Technological Institute

Expert consultation and visit

Two intensive tilapia farms (private investors)

Lab training sessions and experimental units visit

TRANSLATION TO SPANISH OF THE SECOND EDITION OF RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE TRANSLATION TO SPANISH OF THE SECOND EDITION OF RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMSSYSTEMS

•English-Spanish translation expert selected•Chapter 3 translated to Spanish•Chapter 3 Spanish version reviewed by expert for language consistency

Development of a Recirculating Aquaculture System Module for Family/Multi-Family Use

Family group Tilapia/rabbit farm (Veracruz)

RAS design for 60 kg Tilapia/unit/cycle (Completed October 2006)PG student Ana Trasviña (MSc awarded January 2007)

Puebla State Government in queue to buy the technological package for its rural development program

Manual for technology implementation and management under review for publication

DIRECTOR ( elected Dec 2005) Eunice Pérez-Sánchez

EXECUTIVE BOARD ( elected Jan 2007)Chairwoman Margarita Cervantes-TrujanoPacific Coordinator Cesar Díaz-LunaGulf of Mexico Coordinator Lourdes Jiménez-BadilloUSA Coordinator Michael B. TimmonsCommunications Laura TreviñoMembership Carmen Leticia Mar-TovarOutreach and Education Lus LópezAcademics Ana G. Trasviña-Moreno

First meeting: May 11, 2007

CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (CETRA)

WEB SITE (Posted Feb 2006- last update Sept 2006)

http://www.cetra.org.mx

Thank you