Authors: Emmanuel Malpot, Antoine Teitelbaum, Koroa Raumea, Richard Story

Title: Preliminary assessment of the potential for post-larval fish capture and culture Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Source: SPC

Date : May 2008

Keywords: PCC, Cook Islands, aquarium fish, food fish

Abstract: Between November 2007 and March 2008, a project aiming to assess the potential of Aitutaki (Cook Islands) for post-larval capture and culture (PCC) was coordinated by SPC’s Aquaculture Section, involving the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) of the Cook Islands and the Service de la Pêche (SPE) of French Polynesia. The project’s main objectives were to (1) assess the potential for PCC applications in the Cook Islands and eventually propose guidelines for a viable development of PCC in the country, and (2) to train MMR technicians in all aspects of PCC techniques.