This practical manual "Better management practices for seaweed farming" is produced by the Philippines national team under the ASEAN Foundation supported project "Strengthening capacity of small holder ASEAN aquaculture farmers for competitive and sustainable aquaculture" implemented by NACA in five ASEAN countries. The long-term objective of the project was to assist ASEAN small- scale aquaculture farmers improve their livelihoods by being competitive in markets and improving farm management practices to deliver quality and sustainably produced aquaculture products.

This is the report of a training programme on better management practices (BMPs) for catfish aquaculture and cluster-based management, which was held at the Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Can Tho University, Vietnam, 7-8 June 2011. The purpose of the training programme was to build capacity and awareness of selected cluster leaders, lead farmers and provincial extension officers on catfish BMPs, implementation of BMPs, group formation and operation.

Opening ceremony of the National Workshop on Scaling up of Shrimp Better Management Practices at the National Level, held in India, July 2011.

Sena De Silva presents on better management practices and cooperatives as a means for small-scale farmers to ramain competitive and sustainable.

C.V. Mohan presents on aquaculture certification and market access and the implications for small-scale farmers.

Sureel Singh presents on Fair trade as an enabling mechanism for small-scale farmers in India.

G. Rajkumar presents on adoption of better management practices for shrimp farming via small-scale farmer cooperatives in India.

Richard Callinan presents on lessons learned in ACIAR's shrimp BMP programmes in Indonesia.

Malaysian experience in the adoption of better management practices for shrimp aquaculture.

Joanne Millar presents on the theory and practice of scaling up and scaling out better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

Brian Davy presents on implementation of better management practices through clusters of small-scale farmers in India.

S. Kandan presents on the role of the Marine Products Expert Development Authority in scaling up better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

P. Ravichndran presents on the role of the Central Institute for Brackishwater Aquaculture in scaling up better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

B.S. Giri presents on the role of the Central Institute for Freshwater Aquaculture in scaling up better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

Baskaran Manimaran presents on the Central Aquaculture Authority and scaling up of better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

C. Vasudevappa on the role of the National Fisheries Development Board and scaling up of better management practices for shrimp aquaculture in India.

The role of the Kerala Fisheries Department in scaling up better management practices for shrimp farming.

M.C. Nandeesha presents on opportunities for educational institutions to scale up better management practices for shrimp farming.

G. Appaji presents on the role of farm cluster leaders in scaling up better management practices for shrimp farming in India.

Subba Rao presents on the role of hatchery operators in scaling up better management practices for shrimp aquaculture in India.