THE PROVIDER NEWS Published by the Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute May 2011 Volume 2 Issue 6 Students and Local Villagers Make Matelot Community College Proud L ast November, a group of very enthusiastic students and sea folk from the fishing village of Matelot participated in the Seaman Class IV (Basic Safety Training) Course at the Institute’s facility. The modules taught covered such topics as: Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities Personal Survival Techniques Basic Fire Fighting Basic First Aid . Continued on page 3
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THE PROVIDER NEWSPublished by the Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute
May 2011 Volume 2 Issue 6
Students and Local Villagers MakeMatelot Community College Proud
Last November, a group of very enthusiasticstudents and sea folk from the fishingvillage of Matelot participated in the
Seaman Class IV (Basic Safety Training) Course atthe Institute’s facility. The modules taught coveredsuch topics as:
� Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities� Personal Survival Techniques� Basic Fire Fighting� Basic First Aid .
Continued on page 3
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From the Desk of The PrincipalIhope you will excuse the
late arrival of this issueof our newsletter as the
past few months have beenso packed with trainingactivities that we missed ourdeadline. Our outreach to students ofcoastal schools has been verysuccessful and the MatelotCommunity School has beenleading the way in having itsstudents trained in variousfisheries programmes.Several other schools haveindicated interest and areworking towards fitting thecourses into their currentschedules. We expect this interest from the student population togrow as Guidance Officers from the Ministry ofEducation have now been fully apprised of career pathsin the fisheries and maritime sectors and the ability ofthe Institute to deliver the required training. The entry of a cadre of young professionals augurswell for the sustainability of the Human Resourcecapacity of the sector and management of the marineresources of our country. Our outreach to CARICOM continues and soon therewill be a Memorandum of Understanding between the
Institute and the SamuelJackman PrescodPolytechnic of Barbados tofacilitate training forCARICOM residents. With respect to themFisheries project which isa joint venture between theInstitute, the Department ofElectrical and ComputerEngineering of UWI andthe Distance LearningSecretariat of the Ministryof Science, Technology andTertiary Education, trialsare currently underway andwe will soon have localdata on this innovativemobile intervention in the
small scale fisheries sector. Last but certainly not least, our website has beendeveloped and by mid-May, you will be able to stayabreast of activities at the Institute via the Internet atwww.cftdi.edu.tt Be sure to visit our Distance Learningsection. Thanks to DTCS International and Proudfootand Associates for their diligence, patience andexpertise.
Tullia IblePrincipal
ContentsMay 2011, Vol. 2 Issue 6
From Matelot With Love: Seaman ClassIV Students’ Graduation Speech 5
British Gas Sponsors OutboardEngine Course 7
Guidance Officers Visit the Institute 8
Annual Training Programme forTeachers of Home Economics 9
Labour Market Survey for Fishand Fish Processing Sector 11
Will Face Time PrevailOver Facebook? 12
Library Corner 14
Maritime Training Programme 16
It was so well received, that both adults andstudents requested another programme. As a result, from March 28th to April 8th, thisyear, two sessions of the Outboard EngineMaintenance Course were held at the school—onefor adults and the other for students. Thanks to thePrincipal and staff of Matelot Community School
for providing teaching space and support servicesduring the period. It gives us great pleasure, therefore, to reprint inthis issue of The Provider News, a letter from Mrs.Ellen Lee Pow, principal of the MatelotCommunity College, as well one written by thestudents themselves. Read on.
Students and Local Villagers MakeMatelot Community College Proud (continued)…
On behalf of the students and villagers of Matelot who participated in theSeaman Class IV training course last November, I would sincerely like toexpress my gratitude and appreciation.
First of all I wish to thank you for the interest and support that you have shown forthe development of the fishing industry in Matelot. The students and villagers havebeen asking for the last three years for the introduction of courses that would be moremeaningful to them as sea folk. Your symposium for principals of coastal schoolsprovided the ideal launch pad for our programme and I must say that there are noregrets thus far. In particular I would like to make reference to the recently concluded Seaman LevelIV course at which eleven of our students and six villagers participated. Although ourstudents were not present for one week of regular classes they returned from this coursemotivated and highly enthusiastic. They settled immediately upon their return andshowed focus and maturity in their school work. The teachers were all remarking onthe change. At the end of term examinations nine of the eleven students excelledproducing marks that really showed their academic potential. It has been very gratifyingto see the turnaround in these students especially as the large majority of them are
At the end of termexaminations nine ofthe eleven studentsexcelled producingmarks that really
showed theiracademic potential.The students who
participated in thiscourse also returnedwith clear ideas of
future career paths.They speak with
greater confidenceabout where they seethemselves in a fewmonths time. The
course seems to haveopened up horizonsfor them that theyhad not previously
considered.
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Students engrossed\in the engine’s mechanisms
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preparing for final exams in May of thisyear. The students who participated in thiscourse also returned with clear ideas offuture career paths. They speak withgreater confidence about where they seethemselves in a few months time. Thecourse seems to have opened up horizonsfor them that they had not previouslyconsidered. In addition the fact that both studentsand villagers participated in the course hasdrawn us together as a community. Thevillagers are now more interested in theactivities of the school and have beenasking when we will be offering other
courses. The school is now beginning tolive up to its name as a community college—thanks to the efforts of the CaribbeanFisheries! As we look toward the nextcourse—the repairs to small engines—Ihave had requests for participation notonly from the villagers of Matelot, maleand female, but also from GrandeRiviere—so the word is spreading alongthe coast. The dream of making theMatelot Community College a centre oflearning about the fishing industry doesnot seem so impossible any more. It is my hope that this marks thebeginning of a long and mutuallybeneficial relationship between the Carib-bean Fisheries Training and DevelopmentInstitute, the Matelot Community College,as well as the Matelot villagers. Again I wish to thank the administrationand staff for the care that they gave to ourstudents while they attended the course inChaguaramas. They still speak highlyabout the food! Matelot was the pioneerschool as far as offering the Seaman'scourse to students was concerned and I amproud to say that it has been a resoundingsuccess.
Mrs. Ellen Lee PowPrincipal
Matelot Community College
InstructorMr. Dowlat
supervisesdisassembly
of an engine
Students and Local Villagers MakeMatelot Community College Proud (continued)…
Women were well represented on the programme.
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rincipal of the Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute, Ms.Ible; Vice Principal, Mrs. Joan Gower de Chabert; Course Coordinator, Mr.Holmes; Principal of Matelot Community College, Mrs. Ellen Lee Pow; parentsof participants; other distinguished guests; colleagues; ladies and gentlemen. On Sunday 14th November 2010, a group of young men from the community ofMatelot traveled to Chaguaramas on the western peninsula of Trinidad to participatein a week of intense training. Our destination was the training facility of the CaribbeanFisheries Training and Development Institute, (CFTDI). Our group consisted ofstudents of the Matelot Community College and other young men of the community,who operate in the marine environment. At CFTDI, we disembarked after four hoursof traveling to the aroma of cooked food, and the sight of a clean, comfortabledormitory was indicative to us, that CFTDIwas an institution that prided itself inproviding a quality service at all levels.Our training course was on Basic Safety. We felt such pride when we realized thatthe planners of this course saw us aspotential leaders and included in ourtraining the following topics:
� Personal Deportment and BuildingSelf-esteem.� Working as Teams� Management of Conflict and
Building Relationships� Project Selection and Record
Keeping
We learnt to identify and use many ofthe safety equipment used in Marine and
Showing supportfor the Matelotstudents—Principal,Mrs. Ellen Lee Powand parents at fullattention at thegraduationceremony.
From Matelot With Love: Seaman Class IVStudents’ Graduation Speech
Student receives his certificate atthe end of the programme from
Mr. Dowlat. Looking on isPrincipal of the Institute, Ms. Ible
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everyday working environment includingthe home. We examined life jackets andlife rafts. We learnt those essentials skillsfor surviving at sea then we totally enjoyedthe rigorous practical sessions by jumpinginto the sea to simulate evacuationprocedures and survival at sea techniques. We discovered that Fire fighting had alot of chemistry to the process, and firesbelong to classes from A to D and K. Wenow know that selecting the right type offire extinguisher and knowing how toproperly use the equipment required in firefighting is essential to outing a fire in itsincipient stages. Today, we stand confidentthat if required we can assess, respond andassist in any emergency that comes withthe distress alarm of FIRE, FIRE. The sea-bather who is rescued but stilldies because of delayed first aid response,the small child that chokes on an object anddies in the presence of hysterical lovedones, are but two instances highlighting theneed for every citizen of Trinidad andTobago to be schooled in First Aid. Safety is not for application in the workplace only but must be applied in our
homes where the people we love and careabout reside. Take the time, bear the cost andexperience the joy of obtaining knowledgeon safety at the Caribbean Fisheries,Training and Development Institute. Thelife you save may be your own or someoneyou truly love. Today we stand before you asempowered individuals of Matelotconfident that, we are now better preparedfor the challenges that will face us, as webecome leaders of our society. In closing we wish to thank the Principaland staff of CFTDI, for the excellentaccommodation, meals and tutoringreceived. To our Principal Mrs. Ellen Lee Pow,words cannot express the appreciation wefeel for your undying belief that we canmake a better life for ourselves andfamilies regardless of the challenges weface due to geographic location and accessto services! We will never forget andforever be grateful to you. Sometimes, revelations come to you instrange places, so to our parents, we want
From Matelot With Love: Seaman Class IV Students’ GraduationSpeech (continued)…
Mr. Terrence Holmes, Fisheries Assistant, Tobago,mentor to the group addresses parents and students
Safety is not forapplication in thework place only
but must beapplied in our
homes where thepeople we love andcare about reside.
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British Gas Sponsors Outboard Engine Courses
The demand by fishers for the Outboard Engine Maintenance Program keeps growing. Thanks to BritishGas Trinidad & Tobago for their continued assistance in providing support to fishermen intent onupgrading their skills. In the last quarter of 2010, BGTT also generously sponsored participants in Morugaas well as Mayaro.
Guidance Officers don protectivegear to tour Fish Processing Unit
Guidance Officers listen intently to presentationMrs. Roseanne
Charles, GuidanceOfficer II of the
Ministry of Education,led a team of 15
Guidance Officersfrom Port of Spainand Environs on a
visit to the Instituteon April 20th
Also in attendancewas Mrs. Townsend
of the CaroniEducation Districtwhich covers the
areas from Baratariato Couva.
The visitors viewedpresentations on theprogrammes offered
at the Institute leadingto careers in the
Fishing and Maritimefields. They alsotoured the Fish
Processing Unit, theMarine Engineering
Workshop, theSeamanship Depart-ment and one of the
training vessels.
Group ofGuidanceOfficers
—extreme right:Ms Roseanne
Charles.Back row,
second from left,Mrs. Townsend
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PaulinaJoseph of
St Lucia andTasha
Rodriguezof TT withMrs . JoanGower deChabert
prior to acelebratorytea at theHilton.
FlorenceSt.Juste
andCarmenNurse ofSt. Luciachat with
KazimKhan and
others fromTT.
Our annual programme inFin Fish Handling,Processing and Utilizationfor teachers of HomeEconomics, Food andNutrition and TechnicalEducation will take placefrom July 18th to August5th, 2011. Althoughprimarily targetingteachers, staff of cateringestablishments are alsoencouraged to apply.
The objective of this3-week programme isto deliver training toeducators in the areaof fish processingtechnology that willallow them to transferthe information and skillsto students in a mannerconsistent with schoolcurricula for HomeEconomics, Foodand Nutrition andTechnical Education.
Participants are introducedto a range of products suchas chilled and frozen fishin various market forms,wet-salted and dried-saltedfish, smoked fish using bothhot and cold smokingprocesses, and delicatessenproducts such as analogueof salmon.
Last year’s programme,for the first time sawparticipation from twoHome Economicsteachers and one catererfrom St. Lucia who allexpressed satisfaction withthe knowledgeand skills gained.
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After months of grandstanding,many have expressed surprise,betrayal, condemnation,
regarding the surrender of PSA'spresident, Mr. Duke, to Government's 5%offer, for the salary negotiating period 2008–2010. Some executive members of theUnion who claim not to have been consultedand disappointed public servants now callfor Mr. Duke's head. Those in the privatesector, among others, hail the signing of thisagreement as a victory for all and sundry:Government, PSA, the economy, thecountry. Based on rough calculations of salary inRange 65 and given the breakdown of the5% offer to 2–1–2, my expected 2008 back-pay amounts to the handsome sum of$2170.00, after 25% tax, give or more likelytake, a couple hundred dollars, for nothaving quite worked the entire year. Viewshave been broadcasted by many labourleaders about equity or lack thereof, inexecuting aspects of the “priceless” deal-housing units from the Housing Develop-ment Company (HDC). Housing is a humanright or words to that effect, exclaims onelabour leader on a television network, itcannot form part of a negotiated agreement! Unfortunately, not all public servants arelikely to be beneficiaries of this “deal”.Present homeowners may not qualify underHDC's present policy, which, my under-standing is, affords units only to first timehomeowners, except in extenuatingcircumstances. Moreover, land ownershipmay debar public servants from accessingHDC property for those who were either
fortunate to have inherited or ambitiousenough to have invested in land. Whatoption is open to the public servant whoharbours misgivings about living in an HDCunit or location of HDC land, who now ownsneither house nor other property? Thinkabout it, would clandestine investments nowemerge, granted that salaries could affordfuture real estate acquisitions in moredesirable locations? Would all HDC units beavailable to and within the reach of publicservants? In light of HDC's present allocation policyand the inequity in the proposed housingallocation, one is not quite sure on whosebehalf Mr. Duke negotiated.
The “icing on the cake”—a one milliondollar medical plan extending coverage to allemployees and their immediate familyappears attractive on the surface. However,there is need for clarity with respect to itsexecution as well as creativity in defining“immediate family” in the interest of equity.Husband, wife, I have several children: mybenefits now directly correlate with numberof children. How about my aging parents,regardless of their pre-existing medicalconditions, I am single, they live with me;my sibling or siblings, we all reside underone roof, I am the sole breadwinner; co-inhabitants, step-children, adopted children,children in foster care? We are not extending“immediate family” coverage to theridiculous, but apart from the traditional,would not other scenarios have legitimacy?
hat son, fivepercent?W
Dr. Ann Marie JobityFisheries Consultant
In light ofHDC's present
allocationpolicy and the
inequity inthe proposed
housingallocation,one is not
quite sure onwhose behalf
Mr. Dukenegotiated.
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The Institute iscollaborating withthe NationalTraining Agency(NTA) in the
conduct of a Labour Market Survey for theFish and Fish Processing Sector. Thesurvey scheduled for April to June 2011aims to:
§ provide the Sector's Stakeholders withinformation that would guide decision-making in the Fish and Fish ProcessingSector;§ gain feedback from the members of theFish and Fish Processing Sector on issuesaffecting them;§ engage in dialogue and partnership withthe Government to address issues affectingthe members of the Fish and Fish
Processing Sector and for a collaborativeeffort in monitoring the Sector'sperformance in upcoming years;§ advise on the skill needs that would berequired for the Fish and Fish ProcessingSector to ensuresustainability andgrowth in upcomingyears;§ ensure acomprehensiveunderstanding of theperformance of theSector in particularto determine itscurrent state and toestimate the needs ofthe future.
Careful thought must be given by the PSA, in detailingthe MOU with the Government with respect to thismedical plan and proposed allowances, includinghousing. Some of us still wishfully think, jobevaluation.
In light of these two critical areas which clinched thedeal, housing and the medical plan, should Mr. Duke'shead be placed on the chopping block? Answer, aresounding yes. Public servants are not appreciative ofhaving been led up the proverbial garden path, only tohave their expectations of a decent back-pay for pastservice delivery and better salaries in the present,squashed by Mr. Duke's surrender to the 5% offer.
In the final analysis, the PSA's president lackedmettle and the negotiating skills required in thesechallenging times. Huffing and puffing, a comedic act,destined inevitably to blow down his house of straw
upon which negotiations commenced. Once again Mr.Duke, $6,000.00 for whom? Is the multi-million dollarpay-out quoted by the Government, before or after taxand just how deep is the Government digging into itscoffers to make life more bearable for public servants?A heavy blow has been dealt public servants, who onceagain are relegated to the near bottom rung of theeconomic ladder in terms of their purchasing power.Can there be improved productivity in the midst oflethargy and disaffection? The public service has thelargest pool of highly qualified, technically competent,hardworking individuals in this country. Yet there arethose who seem to take delight in a Trinidad andTobago public service brand of non-productive, non-performers, a burden on the Treasury, deserving in thisinstance, not a cent more than 5%.
Labour Market Survey for Fish and FishProcessing Sector
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ecause of my crazy schedule, Ihaven’t seen a movie in months. This isdespite the fact that since the beginning ofthe year, I’ve tried to make time to watch“The King’s Speech,” “True Grit” and“The Social Network.” This weekend, mylife finally slowed down enough for mywife and me to turn on Apple TV anddownload the film about Facebook.
I was excited to escape into a movie thatfriends and family have praised as one ofthe best of the year. Critics seemed to agreethat Aaron Sorkin’s take on Facebook’sfounding is a masterpiece. I receivedfurther proof of the film’s greatness lastmonth at the Golden Globes, hosted byRicky Gervais. “The Social Network” tookhome more trophies that night than anyother film. Expect a similar scene later thismonth at the Oscars; “The Social Network”has been nominated for eight AcademyAwards, including Best Picture.
Rolling Stone even called “The SocialNetwork” the best movie of the year and a
film that has defined a generation. Not bad for a motion picture that left mewondering why I didn’t download “TrueGrit” instead. Mark Zuckerberg’s story is no cinematicjoy ride but a grim tale of a man and hisgeneration lost in cyberspace, where some-one can be everyone’s friend and nobody’sfriend and where computers offer a coldsubstitute to human contact. The world inthe film is a place where instant intimacyhas replaced deep relationships, wherepoking has replaced long talks on thephone and where handwritten notes havebeen thrown out in favor of a status update. Facebook is cynically feeding thenarcissistic appetites of a self-consumedculture that is populated by teenagevulgarians, desperate housewives andbored men. Americans are now simultaneously allplaces at once and nowhere all the time.This Facebook world leaves millionsdistracted at work, distracted at home,distracted at play and distracted aroundtheir families—even when sitting down fordinner.
Zuckerberg’s storyis a tale of a manand his generationlost in cyberspace,the author writes.
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Facebook is now the perfect complementto the text-obsessed parent who missesmost of his child’s soccer game whileworking the iPhone. It provides millionsof parents the chance to continue ignoringtheir children at home, too. Rolling Stone got it right recently whenit described “The Social Network” as amovie that illustrates “how technology iswinning the battle against actual humancontact, creating a nation of narcissistsshaping their own reality like a Facebookpage. If youth can’t see itself in this movie,it’s just not paying attention.” Maybe it should. Maybe we should allstart paying closer attention to who we arebecoming as a society. The warning signs are appearing inplaces like Rutgers University, where thisnew reality is creating an emotionaldisconnect that leads to thoughtless cruelty— the kind that allows teenagers likeDharun Ravi and Molly Wei to allegedlystream live video of their roommate, TylerClementi, having an intimate encounter inthe privacy of his room. That Internet“prank” ended with a gifted young manjumping to his death off the GeorgeWashington Bridge. In the days when media figures likeKatie Couric and Bryant Gumbel weretrying to get their arms around what theInternet was, such a cruel stunt may havebeen recorded on videotape and shown toa handful of friends. That humiliation mayhave led to a change of dorm rooms or, atworst, transferring to another college. Butin the age of Facebook, when children areridiculed and harassed in the most publicof forums, the humiliation is laid bare tothe entire world. As the lone hero in “The SocialNetwork” said to Zuckerberg’s character,“The Internet is not written in pencil; it’swritten in ink.” If you believe the Facebook effect andits massive growth are pernicious trends,you are on the wrong side of history. Thesite went from celebrating 1 million usersin 2005 to having 500 million active userstoday. The site now services 70 different
languages, and 70 percent of people witha Facebook page live outside the UnitedStates. The more troubling statistic is this:Facebook users waste over 700 billionminutes on the site per month. And the 200million active users who access theiraccounts through a mobile device like theiPhone are twice as active on Zuckerberg’snetwork as those who waste their time onthe site at home. My rant against this ubiquitous socialmachine may sound like the protests of aman behind the times. But I am no morefearful of the future than I am nostalgicfor the past. I just know that whileZuckerberg’s corporation makes billionsof dollars off millions of users mindlesslyplugging themselves into a website,Washington, Wall Street and the world willalways be shaped by personal relations thatare not consummated in cyberspace. The future will instead be controlled bythose who take the time to visit a sickfriend in the hospital or call a colleaguewho is hurting. I will always rememberTed Kennedy writing a sweet note aboutmy sons during a difficult time. As I readthe letter from a man who had lost threebrothers and a sister in the most tragic ofways, my eyes filled with tears, and seeingthose reassuring words written by his ownhand made me believe that everythingwould turn out fine. It is a reaction that I would not have hadfrom receiving a status update from thesenator telling me to “Hang in there, fella.” Even in the Age of Facebook andTwitter, there are still some human emo-tions that cannot be adequately expressedin 140 characters or less.A guest columnist for POLITICO, JoeScarborough hosts “Morning Joe” onMSNBC and represented Florida’s 1stCongressional District in the House ofRepresentatives from 1995 to 2001.
Rolling Stone gotit right recently
when it described“The Social
Network” as amovie that
illustrates “howtechnology is
winning the battleagainst actual
human contact,creating a nation
of narcissistsshaping their own
reality like aFacebook page.
If youth can’t seeitself in this movie,it’s just not paying
attention.”
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Post Harvest Losses in Small-scale Fisheries
(FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper 550)
Field work recently carried out in five sub-Saharan Africa(Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda) indicates that post-harvest fish losses in small-scale fisheries occur at all stages inthe fish supply chain from capture to consumer. This technicalpaper, as support to the framework of the regional post-harvestloss assessment (PHLA) programme in small-scale fisheries inAfrica aimed at improving the utilization, safety and quality offishery products, presents the findings, lessons learned and keyachievements of the field studies. The paper underlines the needfor governments and development agencies to ensure thatchanges in post-harvest fisheries-related policy and practicestake stock of the loss assessment tools, information generatedand experience of the programme and recommends that fish lossassessments should be incorporated into national data collectionsystems and used to regularly inform policy.
Private Standards and Certification in Fisheries andAquaculture
(FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper 553)
Private standards and related certification schemes arebecoming significant features of international fish trade andmarketing. They have emerged in areas where there is aperception that public regulatory frameworks are not achievingthe desired outcomes, such as sustainability and responsiblefisheries management, or to ensure food safety, quality andenvironmental sustainability in the growing aquacultureindustry. This report analyses the two main types of privatestandards, namely ecolabels and food safety and qualitystandards, their impact on fish trade and their implications for arange of stakeholders. It addresses issues that are driving thedevelopment of private standards, their policy and governanceimplications, the assessment of their credence, the costsimplications, traceability, etc., and the challenges andopportunities for developing countries.
Library CornerRecommended Reading: Food and Agricultural Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers andReports
This document contains the reportof the FAO Expert Workshop onthe “Application of BiosecurityMeasures to Control SalmonellaContamination in SustainableAquaculture” held in Mangalore,India from 19 to 21 January 2010.The experts reviewed the currentscientific evidence regarding thepathogen Salmonella enterica, itsoccurrence and survival in aquaticenvironment, possible pathways ofcontamination of aquaculturesystems, serovars found in seafoodand salmonellosis associated withfish and fishery products. The ex-perts agreed that althoughSalmonella is a major foodbornepathogen, products of aquacultureare rarely involved in outbreaks ofsalmonellosis and the serovarswhich have been reported inproducts of aquaculture are rarelyreported in cases of humansalmonellosis in fish importingcountries. The experts recognizedthat there are a variety of pathwaysreported as to how Salmonella canenter the aqua-culture environmentranging from wild animals,
domestic stock, poor sanitation andinappropriate disposal of humanand animal wastes. Control of suchpathways poses major challengessuch as land runoff during rains,control of wild animals in the farmenvironment. There was agreementthat very low level pre-valence ofSalmonella can be seen in productsfrom aquaculture systems indeveloped countries but this hasnot led to any particular publichealth problem in these countries.The experts agreed that goodhygienic practices during aqua-0culture production and bio-security measures can minimizebut not eliminate Salmonella inproducts of aquaculture. Bio-security and control measures thatwould be useful in minimizing therisk of Salmonella con-taminationof aquaculture products wereidentified. The experts identifieddata gaps and made a series ofrecommendations to the nationalgovernments, national competentauthorities, aquacultureindustry and FAO.
AO Expert Workshop in theApplication of Biosecurity Measuresto Control SalmonellaContamination in SustainableAgriculture
(FAO Fisheries and AquacultureReport No.937)
to publicly thank you for not only bringingus into this world, but truly being parentsby standing with us. You took the time totravel to Chaguaramas to see where wewould be residing for the week. Some ofus felt like it was the first day out toschool. You called to make sure that wewere alright. You left Matelot and traveledto Chaguaramas to visit during the weekof training. You sent money and some ofyou sent snacks. You are here today toshare this day of achievement with us, soit's pretty difficult to find the right wordsas young adult men to say exactly how wetruly feel so please accept these threewords: WE LOVE YOU and will alwaysrespect and cherish all of you.
To any individual or organization thatcontributed to this programme whom wemay not have mentioned, we say ThankYou. We are now truly on the path of LifeLong Learning.
Students of the 2010Seaman Class IV Course
(Basic Safety Training)
From Matelot With Love: Seaman Class IV Students’Graduation Speech (continued)…
