Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

TCP/RER/3402 (D)Wrap up Session

Podgorica, MontenegroCity Hotel24 October “014

Output 2: Purpose/Objectives

Output Activities

Output 2At least 20 representatives from 5 participating countries trained on various aspects of biosecurity and aquatic animal health management (e.g. diagnostics, surveillance, risk assessment)

Good understanding of the status and challenges of disease diagnostics capacity for fish and molluscs in the 5 participating countries;Improving Methods for Regional Aquaculture Development and Promotion (Montenegro)A workshop reportManual (design, sampling, etc.)

Participation

Day 1: Total 27 (F: 14 ; M: 13)Day 2: Total 23 (F: 12; M: 11)Day 3: Total 29 (F: 14; M: 15)Day 4: Total 24 (F: 14; M: 10 )

Process

This workshop will be facilitated by:

International Consultant 1 (Epidemiology)

International Consultant 2 (Risk Analysis and Aquaculture Development and Promotion)

International Consultant (Legislation)

TCCT Consultant 1 (Aquatic Animal Health)

TCCT Consultant 4 (Emergency Response and Contingency Plan),

National Consultant 6 (Aquaculture Development and Promotion),

FAO FIRA Senior Aquaculture Officer

FAO Technical Support Services – LEGN Legal Officer

FAO Lead Technical Officer for this project

Process

Session 1: Aquaculture Development and Promotion

Session 2: Aquatic Animal Health Legislation

Session 3: Regional harmonization, recommendations and way forward

Session 1: Aquaculture Development and Promotion

Trends in global aquaculture development (Dr Rohana P. Subasinghe, FAO)

Trends in regional aquaculture development (Dr Sanin Tankovic, FAO Consultant)

Country presentations: National aquaculture development: current status and future goals

• Aquaculture development and promotion: what is it and what is in it?

• (Dr Rohana P. Subasinghe, FAO)

Working Group Exercise 1: Country Action Plans for Aquaculture Development and Promotion (FAO officers and consultants)

WG presentations (napraviti dva nova slajda)

Working Group Exercise 2: Exploring cooperation and collaboration in aquaculture development and promotion among the five countries

Session 1: Aquaculture Development and Promotion

Progess towards establishing a regional Aquatic Animal |Health Information System (Dr Nihad Fejzic, FAO Consultant)

Session 2: Aquatic Animal Health Legislation

Comparative analysis of national legal frameworks relevant for aquatic animal health of the countries of Western Balkans (Mr Mateja Đurović, FAO International Legal Consultant)

Plenary discussion on legislative issues

Two Project team planning meeting

Field trip – Kotor “Cogimar”

Session 3: Regional harmonization, recommendations and way forward

• Similar country characteristics

• Historical relationships

• Shared rivers

• Establish regional cooperation

– State

– Private

Conclusions Facts

• All countries has good freshwater resources

• Two countries has reasonable coastline and marine resources

• Land resources are limited in all countries but expansion is still possible

• All countries are small with population of 0.6 to 6 million

• All countries has good per capita GDP from 15000 USD to 23000 USD

• Reasonably food secure but with significant imports

• Small local markets but significant room for local produce

• Reasonable institutional capacity but needs improvement

• Some policy and legal framework but improving is necessary to better inclusion of aquaculture

Conclusions Negatives

• Low fish consumption

• Low consumer preference

• Low fish production

• No political will

• No one has convinced the politicians

• No business plans

Facts

• No education programmes

• No aquaculture strategies

• No adequate local seed

• No adequate feed

• Administrative bureaucracy

• Long licensing procedure

• How to influence governments

Facts

• Potential for expansion

• Promotion for health benefits

• Promotion for tourist industry

• Potential for banded niche products

conclusions

• Action plan (declaration)

• Web site domena aquaculturebalkan

• Legal part:

• All NPC should provide comments on draft report by the end of October

• Final draft will done by the end January

Reccomendations and way forward

• National workshops (Nov/Jan)

• Terminal workshop (March/April)

• Publications (Oct/March)

• Reports (6 weeks)

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

TCP/RER/3402Assisting Western Balkan Countries to Improve Compliance with

International Standards on Aquatic Animal Health

Podgorica, Montenegro, City Hotel, 20.-24. Oct 2014