Environmental awareness-raising and constituency-building Provide continued support to

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B. Training

Task B.1 Development of a capacity-building strategy and implementation of courses prioritizing needs of on-the-ground field site participants In -Country Training All training this in this reporting period was targeted at participants from SUCCESS on-the- ground field sites and supporting institutions. These events are summarized below: Tanzania One training only was completed in Tanzania during this reporting period. Its focus was on how to conduct assessments of size distribution of cockles in the no-take zones, collection zones and control sites. The training involved five selected villagers from Bweleo, Nyamanzi, Fumba Bondeni and Fumba Chaleni plus many others for a total of 145 participants 87 female. Nicaragua In Puerto Morazan, SUCCESS Nicaragua conducted a training course on the “Management of Tilapia Culture” from July 31- August 4, 2006. The audience was fishers, small shrimp farmers, cooperatives and other stakeholder from varying socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Sixteen participants attended two women and 14 men. The course curriculum included: i Tilapia biology i Production infrastructure i Different production levels i Management of tilapia culture i Integration of tilapia culture in shrimp ponds It was expected this course would help participants understand alternatives to traditional forms of shrimp culture. These are alternatives that can be conducted with the same infrastructure as already is in place for shrimp, that have low production costs, that involve a hardy and readily reared species tilapia, and that have high consumer demand. Hands-on experience during the course included stocking methods, fingerling sexing and species identification. As follow-up, monthly meetings are scheduled to be held on the UCA-AdPesca farm over the course of the first production cycle. Certification Latin America In Nicaragua, the CIDEA team in coordination with the UCA School of Sciences, Technology and Environment has been working to develop a Masters Degree program in Coastal Management. Stephen Olsen and Lola Herrera of the CRCURI team have also been providing technical assistance, with Ms. Herrera visiting UCA in November. At this time, the first curriculum for the program has been drafted and submitted to the Dean of the Department of Sciences, Technology, and Environment FCYTA for review and discussion with the UCA