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Developing Sustainable Aquaculture for Coastal and Tilapia Systems in the Americas AquaFish CRSP Westin Chosun Hotel Busan, Korea May-2008 • Development of snook (Centropomus spp) seed production technology for application in aquaculture and restocking of over fished populations • Incorporation of the native cichlids, Petenia splendida and Cichlasoma urophthalmus into Sustainable aquaculture:Improvement of seedstock and substitution of fish meal in diets • Elimination of MT from aquaculture masculinization systems: use of catalysis with titanium dioxide and bacterial degradation • Rural aquaculture in the northeast of Mexico Development of snook (Centropomus spp) seed production technology for application in aquaculture and restocking of over fished populations Project Goals • Perform a technological package for the introduction of snook (Centropomus spp.) to aquaculture in southeast Mexico Progress Establishment of the study facility – Research area with the maintaining of snook broodstock – Development of the spawning, nursery and phytoplankton production system Future work – Experiments with hormonal induction for spawning Incorporation of the native cichlids, Petenia splendida and Cichlasoma urophthalmus into Sustainable aquaculture:Improvement of seedstock and substitution of fish meal in diets Project Goals Develop of researches in selection seed improve and substitution of fish meal in feed Progress • Establishment of the seed selection system at UJAT • Selection of broodstock Future work – Improvement of seed selection Elimination of MT from aquaculture masculinization systems: use of catalysis with titanium dioxide and bacterial degradation • Develop of masculinization systems • Collection of bacteria samples for bioreactor Conferences co-funded by AquaFish CRSP Algae conference •Schedule slipped due to delays in funding. •New plan is to hold a special session at WAS 2009 in Veracruz. Special session has already been approved by program committee. ISTA 8 •Symposium is coming along very well. Oct 12-14, 2008 at Cairo Convention Center. •Website and other organizational aspects have all made excellent progress. •Many registrations and abstracts are already in hand. •Lots of co-sponsors have signed on, providing extra funds.