Marine Aquaculture Opportunities for Growth (1992) / Chapter Skim
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Information Exchange, Technology Transfer, and Education
Information Exchange, Technology Transfer, and Education
Pages 158-168
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CES technical training techniques include short courses and workshops, which together with communication on an individual basis, have proved to be effective means of research interpretation and technology transfer. Publications and on-site demonstrations at cooperating grower farms add to the process of continuing education.
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Unlike agriculture, however, the land grant system's linkage of campus research, experimental farms, and organization for information and technology transfer has not been duplicated in the area of marine aquaculture. Specifically appropriated funds for the National Sea Grant College Program partially address extension, but establishment of experimental "farms" and extension positions specifically in marine aquaculture are limited and hamper the effort to transfer the agricultural model to the aquatic area.
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Demonstration projects, such as those at the Waddell Mariculture Center, the Oceanic Institute, the Texas A&M and University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Louisiana State University, and the University of Washington, provide valuable technology transfer points when the potential aquaculture entrepreneur is aware of their existence. In addition to information exchange and technology transfer to practitioners, two areas of education that need attention in relation to marine aquaculture are (1)
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The communication of research results and of information and technology needs between scientists and commercial practitioners is a vital role of these extension services. The opportunity exists for increased involvement of marine aquaculture agents/advisors and specialists from the USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers to adequately provide for the feedback aspect of effective information exchange, as well as to provide the information delivery system.
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The lack of a funded central information retrieval system affects the ability of professionals responsible for information exchange to do the best possible job. Extension personnel with limited marine aquaculture training would benefit from access to such a system.
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Specialists, similarly, need these opportunities to be better prepared, with particular emphasis on international developments and formal interaction with researchers. The second component of the information exchange process, data distribution, begins with the understanding that research and trade developments yield data.
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Such situations require continuing relationships among extension personnel, researchers, and the individuals, companies, or agencies that apply their findings. The implications of this pattern for the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service and Cooperative Extension are that arrangements will be required for prolonged contact among the parties.
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The Cooperative Extension Service and the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service conduct workshops and seminars for private aquaculturists and agency personnel. Annual trade shows and professional meetings also provide educational opportunities in specific areas.
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Such centers would not require new facilities at new sites, but the reprogramming and redevelopment of existing facilities and research institutions or the use of existing USDA, NMFS, or FWS facilities. Candidate facilities that could be transformed into regional marine aquaculture technology centers include state and federal centers that can be found in all regions of the country that have an interest in coastal and marine matters, so that geographic and species considerations could be easily encompassed.
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existing research institutions; · a strong staff of professionals from various disciplines including biologists, engineers, economists, food scientists, institutional/policy specialists, and marketing/business specialists; · an advisory board that includes strong representation from commercial aquaculture; · direct electronic information exchange and interaction with other research programs at universities and state or federal agencies; and · modern facilities designed for maximum flexibility in responding to new research directions, including capability to undertake remote research with portable equipment. Such a program would contribute to the advancement of marine aquaculture with appropriate attention to economic, institutional, and environmental concerns by assembling an interdisciplinary staff, directing their activities into areas of specific interest to commercial aquaculturists, and providing facilities for research and extension activities.
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Enhancement of national marine aquaculture in the United States could be assisted by emphasis on increased collaboration between the Cooperative Extension Service and the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service. An expansion of the NAIC within the National Agriculture Library—to include more information on marine aquaculture, using the most modern techniques and real-time data available, and announcing its availability—would increase the awareness of regulators, managers, lenders, and investors, and their ability to serve the industry.
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