THE ASEAN-PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON FISHERIES EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Comments and Suggestions of

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1 THE ASEAN-PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON FISHERIES EDUCATION AND TRAINING Comments and Suggestions of Benito Q. Bengzon Undersecretary Department of Agricmture-Philippines In 1987, the ASEAN-Pacific Island Nations International Conference was held in Manila to explore opportunities for cooperation in fisheries between the two regions. Five areas for possible cooperation were identified, among which is education and training. In the second plenary conference held in 1990 in Port Moresby, the WPFCC was instructed to mount a technical workshop on fisheries education/training for the purpose of facilitating ASEA-Pacific Island Nations cooperation in this area. We are now gathered for this workshop to accomplish the following: establish a plan for a mechanism to ensure an on-going flow of information on fisheries education/training programs in the two regions. establish a plan for a mechanism for facilitating the flow of fisheries students and trainees between the two regions, using the UN TCDC Program as model.

2 establish a plan for a mechanism to facilitate the flow of faculty between the two regions. We are furnishing as inputs to this workshop a list of research/education/training institutions in the Philippines which can be used as indicators of the institutions and areas of training that can be contributed by the Philippines. Education and training are conventionally thought of as the realm of academic and research institutions. Along this conventional approach, the education and training which the Philippines can offer would follow the areas of strength of its academic and research institutions and that would be in aquaculture. This specialization developed firstly because the SEAFDEC Department is based in the Philippines and consequently, substantial financial and manpower resources had been poured into aquaculture research, education and training. Furthermore, other international assistance had been provided in other areas of aquaculture, such as in the establishment of the Freshwater Center-CLSU, the Department of Agriculture's Demonstration Farms, the UP-Brackishwater Center. In a few more years, we foresee the Philippines developing expertise in coastal resources management and corollary areas of resource and ecological assessment, resource regeneration, community organizations. The major universities ( University of the Philippines, Mindanao State University, UP-Marine Science Institute, SiUiman University and Bicol University) are also involved with government in this effort.

3 It seems, though, that th^e involvement of industry in education and training between the Pacific Island Nations and ASEAN was not considered in the planning of education and training between these two regions. This is probably because we have Umited our. perception of education and training to the traditional view that these properly belong to academic and research institutions. While I do not question such an approach, and in fact, I started out by furnishing this workshop with the Ust of academic and research institutions in the Phihppines that can be tapped by the WPFCC, I am also quite convinced that we are missing out on opportunities in training which the fishing industry in the various ASEAN countries can offer to their counterpart in the Pacific Island Nations. The training which industry is in a better position to provide than academic and research institutions will be in the area of navigation, fishing technology, fish handling and processing, and repair and maintenance. Such exchange of training is particularly relevant between these two regions because they share a very important fishery resource - tuna. It is also a fact that ASEAN countries have better-developed fishing industries that exploit the tuna resources of the Pacific Island Nations. The cooperation in education and training which the ASEAN countries can offer to the Pacific Islands Nations would most pertinently be in technology transfer and industry development. For this area of training, it is essential that the private sector be involved.

4 I do not speak for the Philippine fishing industry and my suggestion for their involvement should not be misconstrued as a commitment of the fishing industry to this proposed exchange of training. But I am suggesting to the WPFCC to consider in the planning of fisheries education and training in the ASEAN/Pacific Island Nations, the involvement of the private sector. If needed, my services are available in establishing the contacts with the Philippine fishing industry and securing their involvement in the exchange of training between the PIN and Philippine fishing industries. regions. We also look forward to the flow of training to the Philippines from the other

5 APPENDIX I NATIONAL AQUATIC RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (NARRDS) NETWORK OF CENTERS AND STATIONS AGENCY/ADDRESS REGION COMMODITY RESPONSIBILITY NATIONAL CENTERS: University of the Philippines in the Visayas: (UPV) College of (CF), Miag-ao, Iloilo VI Brackishwater Center (BAC), Leganes, Iloilo (Brackishwater ) University of the Philippines: Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), Bolinao, Pangasinan/Diliman, Quezon City I & IV (Invertebrates & Seaweeds) j>. Central Luzon State University Freshwater Center (CLSU-FAC), Munoz, Nueva Ecija III (Freshwater ) REGIONAL CENTERS: Cagayan State University: College of,aparri, Cagayan II Palawan National Agricultural College: Regional Institute of Technology (PNAC-RIFT), Puerto Princesa City IV 6. Bicol University: College of (BUCF), Tabaco, Albay V 7. Silliman University Marine Laboratory, Dumaguete City VII Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology (ZSCMST) Zamboanga City IX 89

6 AGENCY/ADDRESS REGION COMMODITY RESPONSIBILITY 9. Mindanao State University: Institute of Research & Development (MSU-IFRD), Naawan, Misamis, Oriental COOPERATING STATIONS: X 10. Mariano Marcos State University: College of (MMSU-CF), Currimao, Ilocos Norte & Inland 11. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University: College of, Sto. Tomas, La Union and Inland 12. Pangasinan State University: College of (PSU-CF), Binmaley, Pangasinan and Inland 13. University of the Philippines: Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) I & IV 14. Cagayan State University: of (CSU-CF), Aparri, Cagayan College II Inland 15. Central Luzon State University: Freshwater Center (CLSU-FAC), Munoz, Nueva Ecija III Inland 16. Department of Agriculture: National Freshwater Center (DA-NFCC), Munoz, Nueva Ecija III 17. Department of Agriculture: III UNDP-BFAR Training & Demonstration Center, Paombong, Bulacan 18. Palawan National Agricultural College: Regional Institute of Technology (PNAC-RIFT), Puerto Princesa City IV 90

7 AGENCY/ADDRESS REGION COMMODITY RESPONSIBILITY 19. University of the Philippines at Los Banos: Institute of Biological Science, Los Banos, Laguna 20. Department of Agriculture: Freshwater Research Station, Los Banos, Laguna 21. Department of Agriculture: Binakayan Mussel/Oyster Farm, Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite 22. Department of Agriculture, National Brackishwater Center, Pagbilao, Quezon 23. Bicol University: College of (BUCF), Tabaco, Albay 24. University of the Philippines in the Visayas: College or (UPV-CF), Miag-ao, Iloilo 25. Panay State Polytechnic College, Pontevedra, Capiz 26. Silliman University: Marine Laboratory, Dumaguete City 27. University of San Carlos (USC): Marine Biology Laboratory, Cebu City 28. Cebu State College of Science and Technology: Regional Institute of Technology (CCST-RIFT), Carmen, Cebu 29. Department of Agriculture: Brackishwater Training Center, Calape, Bohol IV IV IV V VI VI VII VII VII VII Inland and Inland and Inland and Inland 91

8 COMMODITY RESPONSIBILITY 30. Visayas State College of Agriculture: Biology Department, Baybay, Leyte 31. Samar Regional School of : Regional Institute of Technology (SRSF-RIFT), Catbalogan, Samar 32. Department of Agriculture:Guiuan Complex: Guiuan, Eastern Samar 33. Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology (ZSCMST) Zamboanga City 34. Mindanao State University: Tawi-tawi College of Technology & Oceanography (MSU-TCTO), Bongao, Tawi-tawi 35. Mindanao State University: Institute of Research and Development (MSU-IFDR), Naawan, Misamis Oriental 36. Central Mindanao University: Biology Department, Musuan, Bukidnon 37. Department of Agriculture: Cagayan de Oro City 38. Ateneo de Davao University Davao City 39. Davao Regional Institute of Technology (D-RIFT), Panabo, Davao del Norte 40. Department of Agriculture General Santos City 41. Mindanao State University: College of, Marawi City VIII VIII VIII IX IX X X X XI XI XI XII Inland and Inland and Inland 92

9 AGENCY/ADDRESS REGION COMMODITY RESPONSIBILITY 42. Department of Agriculture: Brackishwater Training and Demonstration Center La-la, Lanao del Norte SPECIALIZED AGENCIES: 43. Bureau of and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Quezon City 44. National Museum (NM), Manila 45. Southeast Asian Development Center (SEAFDEC), Tigbauan, Iloilo 46. Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Pasig, Metro Manila 47. National Mapping and Resources Information Authority (NAMRIA), Fort Bonifacio, Makati 48. Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Quezon City 49. Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), Los Banos, Laguna XII VI and Inland 93

10 APPENDIX II OTHER INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGES International 1. Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2. Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB) 3. French Government 4. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) 5. International Development Research Center (IDRC) 6. Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 7. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 8. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Local 9. Technology and Livelihood Resource Ce icr (TLRC) 10. Philippine Human Resources Development Center (PHRDC) 11. Private Sector: 11.1 Marine Colloids Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) 11.2 Conservation Resource Management Foundation (CRMF) 11.3 Tubbataha Foundation, Inc. 94