In this issue:

Aquaculture in Hubei Province, central China. Ornamental fish farming - a successful cottage industry in rural and urban India. Measuring empowerment of women through self-help groups in aquaculture. Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan cultivation over fish pond dykes - an economically viable farming approach. Culture of freshwater climbing perch Anabas testudineus. Augmentation of fish production from a small reservoir of Vidarbha: A success story. Emergency consultation on early mortality syndrome of shrimp.

In this issue:

Aquaclimate Project gets thumbs up from regional workshop on climate change. Developing climate resilient aquaculture: The Aquaclimate Project. Regional framework for cooperation on climate change. Emergency regional consultation on shrimp early mortality syndrome, 9-10 August, Bangkok. Regional study/workshop on adoption of aquaculture assessment tools for sustainability. Regional proficiency testing for aquatic animal disease diagnostic laboratories.

Nopadol Phuwapanish presents the 2012 research and development progress report of the NACA Regional Lead Centre, Thailand.

Joebert Toledo presents the 2012 research and development report for the NACA Regional Lead Centre, Philippines.

Min Kuanhong presents the 2012 research and development report for the NACA Regional Lead Centre, China.

The recordings in this collection are the annual progress reports of NACA's regional lead centres in Thailand, China and the Philippines. The presentations were made at the 23rd NACA Governing Council Meeting, which was held in Siem Reap, 27-29 May 2011, hosted by the Government of Cambodia. The Governing Council is NACA's peak policy body, which meets annually to review the organisation's activities and set priorities for the year ahead.

Patrick White presents on Akvaplan-Niva's approach to climate change research.

Nagothu Udaya Sekhar presents on BioForsk's approach to climate change studies.

Varunthat Dulyapurk presents economic perspectives of climate change on aquaculture production.

K. Muralidhar presents on climate change vulnerability and adaptation for shrimp farms in India.