The AquaFish CRSP builds on 26 years of successes and lessons learned from the Aquaculture CRSP. Its mission is to enrich livelihoods and promote health by cultivating international multidisciplinary partnerships that advance science, research, education, and outreach in aquatic resources.

International Partners Aquaculture Development Division, Tanzania Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines Can Tho University, Vietnam Central American University, Nicaragua Central Luzon State University, Philippines Center for Research for Food and Development (CIAD), México Department of Fisheries, Republic of Guyana Hainan University, China Huazhong Agricultural University, China Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Cambodia Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Nepal Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Moi University, Kenya Shanghai Fisheries University, China Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Philippines Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Ujung Batee Aquaculture Center, Indonesia University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, México Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, México Wuhan University, China World Wildlife Fund, Vietnam

U.S. Partners Oregon State Univerity - lead award institution Louisiana State University North Carolina State University Purdue University Texas Tech University The University of Arizona The University of Michigan University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Connecticut - Avery Point University of Hawai’i at Hilo University of Rhode Island Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

AquaFish CRSP | director: Dr. Hillary EgnaOregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences

418 Snell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA541.737.6426 | aquafish@oregonstate.edu

http://aquafishcrsp.oregonstate.edu

Aquaculture in our World... •Aquaculture, the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals, has an ancient tradition dating back 4,000 years in Egypt and 2,000 years in China. •Globaldemandforfishhassoaredinrecent decades,whilestocksofwildfishcontinue to decline. • In many developing countries, aquaculture products are the single most important source of dietary animal protein. •Aquacultureandsustainablefisheries management promise to be the primary meansoffillingthegapbetweendemand and supply. • The AquaFish CRSP brings together resources from U.S. universities, host country institutions and local farmers to support research, education andoutreachinaquaculture,fisheries,andwater resources around the world.

African CatfishClarias gariepinus

Regional Centers of Excellence The AquaFish CRSP supports Regional Centers of Excellence in:

Africa: contact Dr. Charles Ngugi Asia: contact Dr. Remedios Bolivar Latin American: contact Dr. Wilfrido Contreras-Sánchez all can be contacted at aquafish@oregonstate.edu

HCPI Exchange ProjectHost Country Principal Investigator Exchange Project: Begun under the Aquaculture CRSP, the HCPI Exchange Project is continuing under the AquaFish CRSP. The primary purpose of this project is to provide Host Country Principal Investigators with opportunities to directly exchange information about tilapia and native cichlid aquaculture and value chain approaches. This direct approach for exchanging in-formation among host country researchers has proven more successful than other traditional methods of dis-seminating information.

For information on OSU’s Aquaculture CRSP activities see pdacrsp.oregonstate.edu

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Mali

GuyanaMexico

Nicaragua

Tanzania

Kenya

Vietnam

Indonesia

CambodiaNepal

China

AquaFish CRSPOregon State UniversityLead Institution

Goals of the AquaFish CRSP • Water is essential for aquaculture, for fisheries, for life; sustainable management of water resources is a guiding principal of the AquaFish CRSP, led by Oregon State University.

• Poverty remains the single biggest threat to children’s health today. The AquaFish CRSP aims to help eradicate poverty by giving the poor better access to well-managed water resources.

• Great progress has been made over the last 20 years in increasing fish production through aquaculture, yet challenges to sustainable production still exist from global trade, environmental impacts, water use conflicts, and distribution of and access to benefits. OSU’s AquaFish CRSP targets constraints facing poorer countries through four themes:

Nile TilapiaOreochromis niloticus

Improved Health and Nutrition, Food Quality, and Food Safety of Fisheries Products

Income Generation for Small-Scale Fishers and Farmers

Environmental Management and Sustainable Aquatic Resource Use

Enhanced Trade Opportunities for Global Fisheries Markets

MollusksBivalvia Family

AquaFish Projectsand corresponding Lead US Partner Institution

Development of Alternatives to the Use of Freshwater Low Value Fish for Aquaculture in the Lower Mekong Basin of Cambodia and Vietnam: Implications for Livelihoods, Production and MarketsUniversity of Connecticut - Avery Point

Improved Cost Effectiveness and Sustainability of Aquaculture in the Philippines and Indonesia North Carolina State University

Improving Sustainability and Reducing Environmental Impacts of Aquaculture Systems in China and South and Southeast Asia The University of Michigan

Improving Competitiveness of African Aquaculture through Capacity Building, Improved Technology, and Management of Supply Chain and Natural Resources Purdue University

Developing Sustainable Aquaculture for Coastal and Tilapia Systems in the Americas The University of Arizona

Human Health and Aquaculture: Health Benefits through Aquaculture Sanitation and Best Management PracticesUniversity of Hawai´i at Hilo

Aquatic Resource Use and Conservation for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture and Fisheries in Mali*Oregon State University

Outreach Publications Peer-reviewed journal articles Aquanews newsletter Technical manuals EdOpNet (employment and educational opportunities in aquaculture)

Workshops and short courses in aquaculture and fisheries topics

Long-term (degree) training and graduate fellowships

Podcasts of region-specific information to local farmers

Online resources

International conference sponsorship and student support

Linkages with other aquaculture and fisheries organizations worldwide

*Associate AwardA Mission or other office may grant a separate Associate Award to support a distinct local or regional activity that fits within the scope of the Leader Award at Oregon State University.

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