IIFET 2000 Conference

The tenth biennial conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET 2000) took place 10-13 July 2000 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The conference included presentations by historians, legal scholars, industry spokespeople, policy-makers, biologists, nutritionists, and social and behavioral scientists.

The theme of the conference, Microbehavior and Macroresults, reflected the relationship of individual behavior to the aggregate consequences of that behavior. Conference presentations covered a broad range of topics under this theme, including fishery biology and the social sciences; aquaculture: past, present, and future; fisheries in economic development; issues in international trade; consumer demand for seafood; seafood market behavior; and seafood consumption and human health. (Visit the IIFET 2000 website at <osu.orst.edu/dept/IIFET/2000/> for a complete list of presentations and abstracts.) As with past IIFET conferences, IIFET 2000 provided both formal and informal opportunities for interaction among the participants. (More detailed conference coverage will follow in the Fall 2000 issue of Aquanews as this issue went to press during the final days of the conference.)

The PD/A CRSP co-sponsored the event and provided the following researchers from PD/A CRSP host countries the opportunity to attend and present:

Eunice Pérez Sánchez, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK
Aquaculture Impacts in the Socio-economics of the Coastal Communities of Tabasco, Mexico (online abstract: <osu.orst.edu/dept/IIFET/2000/abstracts/sanchez.html>)

Ruben Sevilleja, Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University, Philippines
Adoption and Economics of Tilapia Farming Technology in the Philippines (online abstract: <osu.orst.edu/dept/IIFET/2000/abstracts/sevilleja.html>)

Ruamporn Sirirattrakul, National Statistical Office, Thailand
Dramatic Development of Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand (based on the 1985 and 1995 Thai Marine Fishery Census) (online abstract: <osu.orst.edu/dept/IIFET/2000/abstracts/sirirattrakul.html>)

Mathias Wafula, Fisheries Department, Kenya
Socio-economic Impact of Aquaculture Support Programmes on the Communities in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya (online abstract: <osu.orst.edu/dept/IIFET/2000/abstracts/wafula.html>)

Congratulations to conference participants and organizers for making IIFET 2000 a success.

CRSP Co-Sponsors ISTA V

The PD/A CRSP is pleased to be a co-sponsor of the Fifth International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture (ISTA V), which will take place 3-7 September 2000 at the Sofitel Rio Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ISTA V will focus on the rapid advances in large-scale commercial farming and the development of international markets. The symposium will include a trade show, which will provide a forum for industry suppliers, seafood marketers, and the aquaculture press to meet directly with researchers and producers. Field trips are being organized to nearby aquaculture sites. Additional information about ISTA V is available on the Internet at <ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ista/announce.htm>.

The PD/A CRSP is providing an opportunity for three scholars with ties to existing and previous PD/A CRSP host countries (Malawi, Philippines, and Thailand) to attend and present papers. The scholars chosen for sponsorship were selected by ISTA V conference organizers. The three scholars are listed below, along with the papers they will present:

Remedios B. Bolivar, Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University, Philippines

1. Response to Selection for Body Weight of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Different Culture Environments
2. Timing of the Onset of Supplemental Feeding of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Ponds

Yang Yi, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand


Analyses of Various Inputs for Pond Culture of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Profitability and Potential Environmental Impacts

Daniel Jamu, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Zomba, Malawi

A Pilot Study on the Spatial and Temporal Soil Moisture Distribution in Integrated Crop-Fish-Wetland and Crop-Wetland Agrosystem in Zomba-East, Malawi