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Introduction
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, under contract by USAID (U.S. Agency for International
Development), has been involved in improving the freshwater fishery resources
in Northeast Brazil since 1966 when several staff members participated in
shortterm work programs in that country. From 1969 to the present, the University
has provided technical assistance in the form of resident advisors to the
Brazilian federal agency, DNOCS2, in fish culture, reservoir management, and
fish culture extension. The author was the resident fish culture advisor from
June 1972 until his return to Auburn in January 1979. The fisheries technical
assistance contract to the Brazilian government was terminated on February
28, 1979. Principal duties involved assisting Brazilian biologists in conducting
and analyzing fish culture research and aiding DNOCS in planning and implementing
semiannual fishery short courses for Brazilian and other Latin American fishery
workers.
This report summarizes the pertinent activities related to fishery and fish
culture research and training within the DNOCS fishery organization during
the period January 1, 1977 - December 31, 1978. Previous progress reports
describe fisheries development in Northeast Brazil (3, 7, 8, 9, 10, II).