Myanmar Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...

BACKGROUND TO THE MISSION:

International mission team members;
Myanmar fisheries sector...

MYANMAR - MISSION REPORT ON INLAND AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES:

Myanmar - aquaculture and inland fisheries:

Inland fisheries and aquaculture resources;
The role of inland fisheries and aquaculture in people's livelihoods in Myanmar;
Participation in capture fisheries;
Gender aspects;
Securing food;
Fish consumption;
Identifying the poor;
Understanding peoples livelihoods...

Leasable fisheries;

Auction process, duration of lease and renewal;
Fishery management;
Thaung Tha Man - Mandalay;
Mandalay town;
South Mandalay;
Inle Lake;

Open fisheries and rice field resources:

Enhancement of freshwater leasable fisheries/culture-based fisheries;
Reservoirs;

Freshwater aquaculture:

Land use for aquaculture;
Rice-fish culture;
Pond aquaculture;
Freshwater species cultured in Myanmar;
Stocking and harvesting;
Government hatcheries;
Private hatcheries;
Feeds and feeding...

Marketing:

Inle Lake fishery and marketing;

Institutions and their roles;

The role of the Department of Fisheries (DoF);
The role of Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF)...

Inland fisheries and aquaculture: conclusions and recommendations;

Information and statistics and appropriate valuation of fisheries resources;
Aquaculture and aquatic resources in rural development;
Institutions, communications and networking;
Research...

MYANMAR - MISSION REPORT ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE:

Myanmar - coastal aquaculture;

Coastal aquaculture in Myanmar;
Coastal habitats and resources;
Brief history and status of coastal aquaculture...

Sub-sector analysis:

Shrimp farming;
Crab farming;
Marine and brackishwater fish culture (groupers and seabass);
Other species;

Role of coastal aquaculture in people's livelihoods in Myanmar...

Gender:
Role of small-holder aquaculture?
Income diversification...

Resources management and environmental issues:

Coastal mangrove forests;
Coral reef resource systems;
Other environmental management issues for aquaculture...

Government policies, plans and institutions:

Institutions;
Land use planning and coastal management;
Business investment in coastal aquaculture;
Market trends and implications...

Coastal aquaculture: conclusions and recommendations:

Coastal communities;
Environmental issues and resource sustainability;
Aquaculture technology;
Institutional support and capacity building;
Aquatic animal disease control and health management;
Business investment in coastal aquaculture;
Market trends and implications;
Coastal fisheries resources;
Entry points for support in coastal aquaculture...

ANNEX 1: MISSION ITINERARY;

ANNEX 2: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MYANMAR LEASABLE FISHERIES;

ANNEX 3: LIST OF PERSONS MET;

ANNEX 4: READING AND REFERENCES.