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Title:
PROGRESS REPORT ON FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL
Author(s):
Lovshin, Leonard
Date: 1977
Funding Agency: USAID
Keywords: brazil, aquaculture, research, development, international
Category: International Country Report
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Summary/Recommendations/Objectives:
Auburn University has been involved in improving the
freshwater
fisheries resources in Northeast Brazil since 1966
when various staff
members participated in short-term work
programs in that
country. Since 1969, the University has
provided technical assistance in the form of resident advisors
to the Brazilian
federal agency, DNOCS, in fish culture,
reservoir
management, and fish culture extension. The
author arrived in
Fortaleza, Ceara, in June 1972 and has
been the fish
culture advisory specialist since that date.
This report deals with the pertinent activities related to fish
culture within the
Centro de Pesquisas Ictiologicas during the
period July l , 1975-
December 31, 1976. Past developments
in fisheries and
fish culture in the Northeast of Brazil can be
found in previous progress reports.