Progress 08/01/01 to 07/31/06
Outputs
This grant supported the regional aquaculture center to provide a variety of services from information dissemination to project and industry development. Funds from Grant Number 2001-38500-10480 supported 13 projects that were included in the 15th and 16th Annual Plans of Work: Aquaculture of Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates for the Marine Ornamental Trade (Year 1), Disease Management in Hawaiian Aquaculture (Year 9), National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Transitioning Hawaii's Freshwater Ornamental Industry (Year 3), Evaluation of Tilapia Species and Varieties for Establishment of a Tilapia Hatchery in Guam (Year 1), Publications (Year 13), Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education (PRAISE, Year 16), Sturgeon Aquaculture in Hawaii (Year 2), Marine Ornamentals Phase II -- Techniques for Large-Scale Production of Pygmy Angelfish (Year 1), Economic Feasibility for Freshwater Ornamental Fish Growers in Hawaii to Market Their Products Directly to
West Coast Retailers, Addressing Some Critical Bottlenecks to Commercially Viable Hatchery and Nursery Techniques for Black-lip Pearl Oyster Farming in Micronesia and Population Genetics of the Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), Pacific Threadfin Fingerling Transport Technology Development, and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Nursery Fingerling Production (Year 1). All projects have been completed, the marine ornamentals, sturgeon, and amberjack within the last 12-month reporting period ending September 30, 2006. For more information, see our Annual Accomplishment Reports, available for download under the Projects section of our Web site at http://www.ctsa.org.
Impacts
The marine ornamentals project provided hatchery techniques to culture the high-value flame angelfish, offering a sustainable alternative to wild collection and boosting the nascent Hawaii industry. The ultimate goal of the sturgeon and amberjack projects also focused on local industry development. Year 1 amberjack research established a year-round supply of viable eggs, identified a new broodstock diet that greatly improved overall broodstock performance, and provided egg supplies to multiple commercial startups as they initiated hatchery operations. The economic feasibility project produced market information and analysis to help producers make informed business decisions. The pearl oyster project trained Micronesians, and genetics work will aid stock management. The Pacific threadfin transport project found a strong relationship between density and fish survival in the movement of large numbers of fish between facilities, knowledge critical to industry ramp up.
Assisted by the freshwater ornamental project, the industry in Hawaii, between 1992 and 2002, grew an average of 15% to $500,000 in sales in 2003. The tilapia project will improve financial gains for producers, large and small. The disease management project continued its services to control and prevent disease. The conference project enhanced the abilities of two participants. The PRAISE project continued to offer free and efficient document delivery services. The publications project disseminated CTSA's project results and relevant aquaculture information throughout the region.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 10/01/04 to 09/30/05
Outputs
This grant has supported the regional aquaculture center in 2005 to provide a variety of services from information dissemination to project and industry development. Funds from grant number 2001-38500-10480 were committed to support seven projects that were included in the CTSA 16th Annual Plan of Work. The following projects were funded: Sturgeon Aquaculture in Hawaii (Year 2), Marine Ornamentals Phase II -- Techniques for Large-scale Production of Pygmy Angelfish (Year 1), Economic Feasibility for Freshwater Ornamental Fish Growers in Hawaii to Market Their Products Directly to West Coast Retailers, Addressing Some Critical Bottlenecks to Commercially Viable Hatchery and Nursery Techniques for Black-lip Pearl Oyster Farming in Micronesia and Population Genetics of the Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), Pacific Threadfin Fingerling Transport Technology Development (Year 1), Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Nursery Fingerling Production (Year 1), and
Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education (PRAISE, Year 16). All but one project have been completed. The amberjack project is ongoing. For more information, see our 2005 Annual Accomplishment Report available for download under the Projects section of our Web site at http://www.ctsa.org.
Impacts
The marine ornamentals project provided hatchery techniques to culture flame angelfish, a high-value species of marine ornamentals, offering a sustainable alternative to wild collection and boosting the nascent industry in Hawaii. The ultimate goal of the sturgeon and amberjack projects also focuses on assisting the development of a local industry. The economic feasibility project produced helpful market information and insightful analysis to help producers carry out informed business decisions. The black-lip pearl oyster project has provided training for local Micronesians, and the genetics work will allow managers to make informed stock management decisions. The Pacific threadfin transport project found a strong relationship between density and fish survival in the movement of large numbers of fish between facilities, knowledge critical to the ramp up of the growing industry in Hawaii. The PRAISE project continued to offer free and efficient document delivery
services, which give farmers and researchers access to information they otherwise would not have.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 10/01/03 to 09/30/04
Outputs
This grant has supported the regional aquaculture center to provide a variety of services from information dissemination to project and industry development. Funds from Grant Number 2001-38500-10480 were committed to support 14 projects that were included in the 15th, 16th, and 17th annual plans of work (POW). These funded projects were as follows: Aquaculture of Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates for the Marine Ornamental Trade (Year 1), Disease Management in Hawaiian Aquaculture (Year 9), National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Transitioning Hawaii's Freshwater Ornamental Industry (Year 3), Evaluation of Tilapia Species and Varieties for Establishment of a Tilapia Hatchery in Guam (Year 1), Publications (Year 13), Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education (Year 16), Sturgeon Aquaculture in Hawaii (Year 2), Marine Ornamentals Phase II - Techniques for Large-Scale Production of Pygmy Angelfish (Year 1), Economic Feasibility for Freshwater Ornamental
Fish Growers in Hawaii to Market Their Products Directly to West Coast Retailers, Addressing Some Critical Bottlenecks to Commercially Viable Hatchery and Nursery Techniques for Black-lip Pearl Oyster Farming in Micronesia and Population Genetics of the Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), Pacific Threadfin Fingerling Transport Technology Development, and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Nursery Fingerling Production/Amberjack Fingerling Production (Years 1 and 2). The latter eight projects are ongoing, except for Amberjack Fingerling Production (Year 2), which has not yet begun.
Impacts
The Invertebrates project determined that feather duster worms and one species of soft coral can be developed for the marine ornamental trade, reducing pressure on wild stocks. The Disease Management project continued to provide services to control and prevent the spread of disease. The Extension Conference project enhanced the two participants' abilities to perform their jobs by providing them with updated, practical information. The Freshwater Ornamental project aided industry growth in Hawaii, and between 1992 and 2002, this industry grew at an average rate of 15%, accounting for approximately $500,000 in sales in 2003. The Tilapia project will improve financial gains for large producers who will no longer have to maintain fish in stunting ponds and for small producers who will be able to purchase good quality fry on a year-round basis. The Publications project helped disseminate CTSA's projects' results throughout the region. The PRAISE project continues to offer
free and efficient document delivery services, which give farmers and researchers access to information they would otherwise not have. The Sturgeon, Marine Ornamentals, and Amberjack projects' goals are to assist in the development of a local industry. The Economic Feasibility project will help producers carry out informed business decisions. The Black Pearl project has provided training for local Micronesians, and the genetics work will allow managers to make informed stock management decisions. The Transport project will facilitate the movement of large numbers of fish between facilities.
Publications
- Lee, C.-S., and K. Awaya. 2003. Viable aquaculture development in the U.S. affiliated islands-lessons from giant clam and sponge farming. Aquacult. Eco. Manage., 7, 125-136.
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Progress 10/01/01 to 09/30/02
Outputs
The regional aquaculture center provided a variety of support services to the project development project work groups. Funds from grant #2001-38500-10480 were committed to support seven projects that were included in the 15th annual plan of work (pow). The staff support included coordinating planning meetings, assisting principal investigators in developing project proposals and coordinating the proposal review process. A quarterly newsletter, biannual project updates and the staff prepared an annual accomplishment report.The Grant year 2001 (15th pow) funded projects consisting of the following areas: Aquaculture of Hawaiian Marine Invertebrates for the Marine Ornamental Trade, Disease Management, National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Transitioning Hawaii's Freshwater Ornamental Aquaculture Industry, Evaluation of Tilapia Species and Varieties for Establishment of a Tilapia Hatchery in Guam and Publications. Most of these projects started in August 2002 and are
still on-going.
Impacts
The impacts from these funded projects have yet to be determined.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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