Aquaculture CRSP
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP represents the joint efforts of more than 45
professional and support personnel from U.S. universities. It also represents
the collaborative efforts of over 75 scientists, technicians, and graduate
students from project sites in three host countries. The expertise of host
country and U.S. personnel is broad-based and encompasses the major fields of
specialization included in this CRSP: Limnology and Water Quality; Fisheries
and Aquaculture; Soil Science; Sociology; Data Management, Analysis, and
Modeling; Sociology; Biotechnology; Agricultural Economics; and Research
Administration.
The major United States-based research activity, Data Analysis and Synthesis,
involves eight researchers from the University of California at Davis and
Oregon State University. Scientists from Auburn University, the University of
Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Oregon State University, and the University of Hawaii
also participate in additional U.S.-based research activities.
The CRSP regularly collaborates with other groups and institutions in the
development of host country projects. For example, in northeast Thailand, the
CRSP supports the outreach efforts of the Asian Institute of Technology by
providing the research component for an adaptive management system. In Egypt,
researchers from institutions such as the Institute of National Planning and Al
Azhar University are interested in the implications of CRSP research for
planning the future direction of Egyptian aquaculture development. While the
CRSP operated in Rwanda, our researcher advised the Aquaculture Strategy
Commission of the Ministry of Agriculture on establishing research priorities
and suitable research-extension linkages. Researchers also met with the
USAID/Kigali Mission and personnel from the Natural Resources Management
Project to advise on natural resource issues. Numerous private voluntary
organizations take advantage of the training offered by the CRSP. Peace Corps
volunteers in Honduras consult with CRSP researchers on project design and
implementation. Private sector farmers in Honduras and Thailand take advantage
of CRSP expertise through seminars conducted by resident and visiting
researchers. While these trainees are not formally part of the CRSP staff, they
enhance the outreach ability of the CRSP by transmitting CRSP technologies and
information.
PD/A CRSP
