Publication Date:
2021-06-27
Description:
The United States and Japanese counterpart panels on aquaculture were formed in 1969 under the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (UJNR). The panels currently include specialists drawn from the federal departments most concerned with aquaculture. Chargedwith exploring and developing bilateral cooperation, the panels have focused their efforts on exchanginginformation related to aquaculture which could be of benefit to both countries.The UJNR was begun during the Third Cabinet-Level Meeting of the Joint United States-Japan Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs in January 1964, In addition to aquaculture, current subjects in the program include desalination of seawater, toxic microorganisms, air pollution, energy, forage crops, national park management, mycoplasmosis, wind and seismic effects, protein resources,forestry, and several joint panels and committees in marine resources research, development, and utilization.Accomplishments include increased communication and cooperation among technical specialists; exchanges of information, data, and research findings; annual meetings of the panels, a policy-coordinative body; administrative staff meetings; exchanges of equipment, materials, and samples; several major technical conferences; and beneficial effects on international relations. (PDF file contains 150 pages.)
Keywords:
Management
;
Fisheries
;
Aquaculture
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
monograph
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
