On November 17, Sustainable Aquaculture Officer and Acting Chief, Division of Aquaculture Cherelle Williams and KM, M&E, Gender and Communications Officer Silmai Fritz co-facilitated an aquaculture workshop at “Bairusmou” in Ngeruikl Village, Ngchesar with TTM Specialist Carlos Chiu.
The community-based organization and NGO, Debdebokel, is a traditional women’s group for Ngeruikl village. The group is interested in starting an aquaculture farm in their village. They wanted to learn from Bureau of Fisheries’ Palau Mariculture Demonstration Center and our Taiwan Technical Mission partners with Palau National Aquaculture Center on the best practices and lessons learned on sustainable aquaculture to support food security and economic livelihoods.
The Sustainable Aquaculture Project learned directly from the community that due to the increase in cost of living in Palau, a community aquaculture farm is conducive to a resilient community to mitigate impacts of climate change and strengthen food security and livelihoods. Therefore, the project will facilitate the process of Debdebokel establishing an aquaculture farm as a community-based organization. Site selection, species management, and best practices are ways that the project will assist the community to meet their community needs with an ecological approach to aquaculture management.
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