#65: Fish Farming for Future in PNG with Associate Prof. Jes Sammut

This week we're transporting you to the lush, wandering hills and
palm tree horizons of Papua New Guinea. Here, we'll
discover some tiny freshwater fish ponds that are
providing huge social and economic benefits to the local
communities. All of this amazing work is made possible by our
guest Associate Professor Jes Sammut and his teams
and collegues at the University of New South Wales, ACIAR, ANSTO
and the Papua New Guinean National Fisheries Authority
(NFA).

You'll learn:


What does freshwater fish farming in PNG look like? 

How are fish ponds putting an end to violence and tribal
warfare?

How prisoners are learning to farm fish and the huge change
this is making in their lives.



Acroynyms used in the episode:
PNG = Papua New Guinea
ACIAR = Australian Centre for International Agricultural
Research
ANSTO =  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation
NFA = Papua New Guinean National Fisheries Authority


Useful links:


Watch this video to learn how aquaculture is changing lives
in PNG - Heidi and I watched many many times!!

Learn more about the Fish for Prisons Program

Building research and project management skills in fisheries
in staff in Papua New Guinea - Final Report by Janelle Allison

Read about the 2017 training program led by Professor Janelle
Alison and UTAS that enabled fisheries officers to gain critical
research skills.  

Read more of Jes' research

Keep up to date with the work of Jes and his team at the UNSW
Aquaculture Research Group by following their Facebook page



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