Forum talks of prawns, tilapia

A there-day workshop aimed at helping Fiji and its neighbouring islands learn more about freshwater prawn and tilapia farming has been organised by the Department of Fisheries and the University of the South Pacific at the Naduruloulou Aquaculture Research Station in Nausori.

Workshop facilitator and Research Fellow in aquaculture and applied ecology at the Queensland University of Technology, Dr Satya Nandlal said freshwater prawns and tilapia had the potential to become very successful but it depended on government. He said aquaculture in Fiji failed because of the lack of knowledge and funding. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers