Sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region: Documentation of successful practices

This publication is the major output of a regional programme jointly implemented by FAO and NACA in 2015 to document and disseminate successful practices that contribute to the sustainable intensification of aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region.

Twelve practices are described that contribute to at least one of the following: Improved production and resource use efficiency (land, water, feed, energy); improved environmental benefits; strengthened economic viability and farmers' resilience; and improved social acceptance and equity.

The practices were selected from 28 proposals across 20 participating states, before being developed into review papers for discussion and validation by a workshop of 30 experts held from 16-18 June 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The practices described are:

• Development of an improved common carp strain and its dissemination in China.
• Genetic improvement and dissemination of rohu (Labeo rohita) in India: Impact and lessons learned.
• Development and dissemination of specific pathogen-free seed of Penaeus monodon in Thailand.
• Successful development and dissemination of mass grouper seed production technology in Indonesia.
• Development and dissemination of low-cost farm-made formulated feed for improved production efficiency in brackishwater polyculture.
• Increased resilience and empowerment of small aquafarmers through cooperatives in China.
• Development of bivalve farming as a source of income generation for women's self-help groups in coastal India.
• Integrated approach to trout farming for productivity enhancement.
• A science-based management approach for sustainable mariculture in Hong Kong SAR.
• Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of fish, bivalves and seaweed in Sanggou Bay.
• Sustainable milkfish production in marine fish cages through strong government support and effective public-private partnerships: A case study from Panabo city Mariculture Park in Davao del Norte, Philippines.
• Development and dissemination of closed (semi-closed) intensive shrimp farming system in Thailand.