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Resources Division, SPC, B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia.
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with financial assistance from France, Australia and New Zealand
Editorial
Welcome to this issue of the SPC Fisheries Newsletter. In this issue, you will find an article describing the final results of the FAD research project, where community surveys were conducted three times each in Niue, Aitutaki and Rarotonga. The main outcome shows that the benefits of FADs to local small-scale fishermen and local communities far exceeds the cost of the FAD materials. One of the recommendations is that ongoing FAD programmes should be continued by governments as a way to support local communities and the small-scale fishing secto
Jean-Paul Gaudechoux
Fisheries Information Adviser
(jeanpaulg@spc.int)
In
This Issue
SPC
ACTIVITIES
Fisheries Development Section
• SPC's Steve Beverly wins grand prize in WWF international competition
• Technical assistance to Papua New Guinea's National Fisheries College
• Technical assistance projects in Nauru
• Technical assistance provided to New Caledonia longline company, Albacore SARL
• Follow-up work in Niue
• Regional meetings attended
• Manuals (676 Ko)
• Seafood processing workshop
• Regional course for enterprise managers – 4th edition in October
• "Start your Fishing Business" training in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
• Shark ID cards now available
• The Foolish Fisherman - A comic book to raise sea safety awareness
• SPC short training videos on DVD (453 Ko)
NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE REGION
ACIAR funds training in microalgae culture for Pacific Islanders (159 Ko)
