AMAZON BASIN PROJECTS OVERVIEWAmazon Aquaculture Outreach and

Research on Indigenous Amazon Fishes

SUCCESS STORIES

Fred William Chu Koo

AquaFish CRSP & Aquaculture CRSP Joint Meeting. Westin Chosun Hotel, Busan, South

Korea. 17-24 May, 2008

Funding for this research was provided by the

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program

(PD/A CRSP)

The PD/A CRSP is funded in part by USAID and by participating institutions.

Amazon Basin TeamAmazon Basin Team

Christopher C. Kohler: Project Director, Co-PISusan T. Kohler: Co-Principal Investigator

William Camargo: Research Associate/CoordinatorSouthern Illinois University at Carbondale

Rebecca Lochmann: Co-Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Konrad Dabrowski: Co-Principal InvestigatorOhio State University

Amazon Basin TeamSalvador Tello: HC Project Director, Fernando Alcántara: HC PI

Palmira Padilla: HC CollaboratorInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana

Marina del Aguila: HC Co-PI, Pedro Ramirez: ExtensionistUniversidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana

Santiago Duque: HC Co-PI, Miguel Angel Landinez: HC Co-PIGabriel Barreto: Extensionist

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Marle Villacorta: HC Co-PIUniversidad Federal Do Amazonas, Brazil

Maria Celia Portello: HC Co-PIInstituto de Pesquisas Do Amazonas. Brazil

Guillermo Alvarez, HC Collaborator Fondo Nacional del Desarrollo Pesquero (FONDEPES), Iquitos, Peru

Amazon Basin TeamManoel Pereira Filho y Rodrigo Roubach: HC Collaborator

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA), Brazil

Juan Carlos Alonso: HC CollaboratorInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía SINCHI, Leticia, Colombia

Carlos Augusto Pinto: HC CollaboratorSENA, Leticia, Colombia

Michael Ketover and Kirk Leach: HC CollaboratorsPeace Corps Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

José Machoa Santi: HC CollaboratorComunidad Indígena Sarayaku, Rio Pastaza, Ecuador

Luis Arevalo A. and Ricardo Burgos M.: HC Collaborators Fundación Arcoiris, Macas, Ecuador

Galo Plaza M. : HC CollaboratorInstituto Tecnológico Saleciano, Ecuador

1.1.Amazon Aquaculture OutreachAmazon Aquaculture Outreach

2.2.Nutrition and nutrient utilization in native Nutrition and nutrient utilization in native Peruvian fishesPeruvian fishes

3.3.Effects of native Peruvian feedstuffs on Effects of native Peruvian feedstuffs on growth and health of growth and health of Colossoma Colossoma and and Piaractus.Piaractus.

4.4.Broodstock Development of Amazonian FishesBroodstock Development of Amazonian Fishes

5.5.International Aquaculture Extension Courses International Aquaculture Extension Courses

Amazon Basin Amazon Basin ProjectsProjects

Amazon Aquaculture Outreach-

Accomplishments

1.Change in attitude among the community. Cooperation agreements.

2. Enhanced the awareness of local and central government. Aquaculture Credits.

3. Quality of life improvement for program beneficiaries (D. Vela and D. Angulo).

Aquaculture facilities are growing

In Loreto Region:2000: around 100 acres2007: about 1400 acres destined to aquaculture practices

In the Peruvian Amazon: Currently about 4,000 acres adding Loreto, Ucayali, San Martín, Huánuco, Junín, Madre de Dios and Amazonas.

Amazon Aquaculture Outreach-

Accomplishments

Amazon Aquaculture Outreach

Success stories

Amazon Aquaculture Outreach

Success stories

1.Establishment of Aquaculture as a productive alternative in the Peru and Colombia Amazon.

2. Continuity of local aquaculture practice has been assured through training 1235 HS students.

3. Creation of 2 Aquaculture Associations (Iquitos and Leticia). Aquaculture Licenses.

Broodstock Development of Broodstock Development of Amazonian Fishes-Amazonian Fishes-

AchievementsAchievements

1.Determined that low pH levels and high tannic acid levels were more adequate for C. macropomum broodstock reproduction

• Change to extruded diets dramatically enhanced gonad development of IIAP broodstock increasing reproductive events and seed production

Broodstock Nutrition-Broodstock Nutrition-AchievementsAchievements

• IIAP´s Fingerling production at 2000: 500,000 fish

• Last year fingerling producción (2007)• By locations:

• IIAP Loreto (2´550,000)• IIAP Ucayali (820,000)• IIAP S. Martín (755,000)• IIAP Amazonas (285,000)• IIAP Tingo María (1´350,000)

• TOTAL: 5´760,000 fingerlings (Historic Record)

Broodstock Development of Broodstock Development of Amazonian Fishes-Amazonian Fishes-

AchievementsAchievements

Nutrition and nutrient utilization Nutrition and nutrient utilization in native Peruvian fishes-in native Peruvian fishes-

AchievementsAchievements

1. Tested ingredients (cassava, plantain, and peach palm meal) were determined to serve as carbohydrate sources in formulated diets for C. macropomum

2. Determined that there was no difference between cooked Vs. uncooked tested ingredients

International Aquaculture Extension International Aquaculture Extension Courses Courses AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

1. Five International courses organized (Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador)

2. Interaction, and network development and strengthening (387 total) among:

• research colleagues, • professors, students, • farmers, indigenous

communities and potential farmers.

3. Young professionals involved in research and aquaculture outreach (C. Chávez, L. Rodríguez, P. Ramírez, M. Aldea, F. Chu, etc.)

What we learn from CRSP?

What we learn from CRSP?

Projects in Progress

• INDUCED BREEDING AND AQUACULTURE OF PAICHE Arapaima gigas IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

• SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND AQUACULTURE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND AQUACULTURE OF THE AROWANA OF THE AROWANA Osteoglossum bicirrhosumOsteoglossum bicirrhosum IN IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON.THE PERUVIAN AMAZON.

• SELECTED FINGERLING PRODUCTION OF BARRED SELECTED FINGERLING PRODUCTION OF BARRED SORUBIM SORUBIM Pseudoplatystoma fasciatumPseudoplatystoma fasciatum..

• REPRODUCTION OF AMAZONIAN STINGRAYS IN REPRODUCTION OF AMAZONIAN STINGRAYS IN CAPTIVITY.CAPTIVITY.

• REPRODUCTION AND AQUACULTURE OF TIGER REPRODUCTION AND AQUACULTURE OF TIGER STRIPED CATFISH STRIPED CATFISH Brachyplatystoma tigrinum.Brachyplatystoma tigrinum.

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