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Fish Farming Update
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guided class visits to the demonstration pond, with
students learning not only the details of fish
farming, but also the importance of not relying on
hunted wild animals for meat.
Duke Engage student Sophia Staal (more on the
Engage program in the next newsletter) is
presently in Andapa and working with SAVA
Conservation to conduct market and village
assessments about the availability and demand for
sale of this fish, local knowledge of this fish, and
business model for operating the ponds. Such
information is essential in order to assure that the
ponds are truly beneficial to local people, hence
will continue to be operated after our start up
support is completed.
The fish farming is also a collaborative initiative
with Guy Tam Hyock of Andapa. Guy is a
remarkable man, and well known even
internationally for his expansive knowledge of
fresh water fish of the SAVA region. Guy has been
successfully breeding native fish in and near
Andapa for years, so we enlisted him for advice
and guidance in our fony fish farming efforts. The
initiative would simply not have been possible
without Guy.
J U L Y 2 0 1 3
Release of some of the fish fry into the Matsobe River.
Photo by Lanto Andrianandrasana
Cameron, Rabary, Sophia and William feed fish.
Photo by Lanto Andrianandrasana
A school group visits the fish pond.
Photo by Lanto Andrianandrasana