Enhancing Artemia Biodiversity and Aquaculture in Central Asia: INCO Workshop Insights
The INCO workshop held in Beijing, China from September 23-26, 2002, focused on fostering regional partnerships and developing action plans for Artemia research and aquaculture. Key discussions included the establishment of a regional database for Artemia sites, enhancement of cyst bank systems, and collaborative efforts among institutions like ARC, AUTH, and CSIC. Participants emphasized the need for harmonized methodologies and sustainable exploitation of Artemia resources, fostering regional cooperation across Central Asia, private sector engagement, and multidisciplinary approaches in research and development.
Enhancing Artemia Biodiversity and Aquaculture in Central Asia: INCO Workshop Insights
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INCO workshop Beijing, China 23-26 September, 2002 Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center (ARC)
a) Action plans • Database: • ARC, AUTH, CSIC, SRI, ULL, IART • 2.Cyst bank: • ARC, CSIC, SRI, UU, Jim Clegg • 3. Study visits: • ARC, AUTH, CSIC • b) Regional partnerships: Central Asia
1. Database ARC, AUTH, CSIC, SRI, ULL, IART • Creation of databank of Artemia sites with information re.: • strain characteristics (all aspects) • ecological information
2. Cyst bank ARC, CSIC, SRI, UU, Jim Clegg • Optimization of integrated cyst bank system, with • central cyst bank (ARC) • complementary regional cyst banks Actions : • first ‘cleaning’ of ARC cyst bank • distribution of CD-rom with cyst bank to • number of partners • information received about local cyst banks from • MEDBas, SRI, UFRN, UBA, IART
3. Regional partnership: Central Asia Cooperation through Flemish Education project with Tyumen State Agricultural Academy (TSAA; Siberia, Russia) private partners (Inve)
3. Regional partnership: Central Asia (continued) GVS & BMarden mission to Tyumen June 2002 : visit lakes Kurgan area (border area with Kazakhstan): ecology, population monitoring GVS participation to International Salt Lake Symposium, Khakassia, Russia, 23-26 July 2002 (organized by International Society of Salt Lake Research) ± 100 participants, 15 non-Russian 8 Artemia-presentations ‘theoretical’ interest in local Artemia exploitation, but high reluctance from authorities (small lakes, used for balneotherapy): pseudo-(il)legal harvesting
3. Regional partnership: Central Asia (continued) • NATO workshop • ‘Artemia Biodiversity in the Newly Independent States:Current Global Resources and their Sustainable Exploitation"Moscow, Russia, 17-19 July 2002 co-organized by ARC and TSAA • participation by ARC, CLO-DVZ, AUTH, JClegg, TMcRae, Bmarden, • 12 participants from Russia, 3 from Kazakhstan, 3 from • Uzbekistan, 1 from Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Belarus each • presentation : State of study of Artemia from Tibet
3. Regional partnership: Central Asia (continued) NATO workshop : conclusions : need for minimal uniformity in approach : harmonization of techniques, concepts and insights need for multidisciplinary approach need for minimal legal framework for Artemia exploitation
3. Regional partnership: Central Asia (continued) • “Scientific Committee for the study of Artemia resources in NIS countries” • 15 members, each responsible for geographical area: email; website • Objectives • coordinate and exchange experimental planning and results of ongoing R&D activities • ARC interface with INCO project Artemia biodiversity • Topics • 1. Biodiversity studies: • identification and characterisation of sites • ecology/population dynamics • genetics • life history • use in aquaculture • 2. Setting up of reference strains and samples for comparative studies • 3.3. Standardisation of methodologies
and further…. INCO website http://allserv.rug.ac.be/aquaculture/rend/inco.htm inco arteu
and further (continued) chronological list of ISA publications 1-64 published (18 downloadable full-text) 65-67 assigned to Abatzopoulos et al.
and further (continued) first six monthly report
