Editorial

• Special session on regional cooperation for improved biosecurity.
  Simon Wilkinson

Sustainable aquaculture

• Peter Edwards writes on rural aquaculture: Pond aquaculture taking off in Nepal.
• Introduction of culture based fishery practices in small water bodies in Cambodia: issues and strategies.
  Srun Limsong, Hort Sitha, Ou Sary, Ouch Vutha, C.V. Mohan, Sena S. De Silva

Research and farming techniques

• A case study on polycheate fishery by the Irular tribal fishing community on the Tamil Nadu Coast.
  S. Velvizhi, A.Gopalakrishnan, P. Murugesan and D. Kannan
• Use of pangasius pond sediment for rooftop bag gardening: Potential for rural-urban integrated aquaculture-horticulture.
  M. Mahfujul Haque, M. S. Monira, M. A. Salam, A. P. Shinn and D. C. Little

NACA Newsletter

• Culture-based fisheries exchanges between Lao PDR and Cambodia.
• National aquatic animal disease surveillance programme launched in India.
• Report on early mortality syndrome / acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome of shrimp.
• International Symposium on Small-scale Freshwater Aquaculture Extension, 2-5 December Bangkok.
• 'Perfect' food for 'perfect' prawns.
• Aquaculture without Frontiers Special Session.
• We asked CSIRO: Gold Coast Tiger Prawns.
• Understanding the sex of salmon.
• Overcoming smallholder challenges with biotechnology.
• Coordinated efforts in aquaculture needed to meet global demand.
• FAO e-book collection for tablets and e-readers.