Annual Progress and Planning Meetings

The Annual Progress and Planning Meetings were held once a year from 2000 to 2003 with the support of the Regional Fish Disease Project funded by the Government of Japan (GOJ) Trust Fund. The objectives of the meetings are to (1) review the annual progress of research studies under the Regional Fish Disease Project; and (2) discuss research plans and project scheme for next year. 

The meetings were participated in by scientists including Study Leaders and Fish Disease Expert working under the Regional Fish Disease Project as well as those scientists related to the Project. As an external evaluator, the Director of the Fish Disease Division of the National Research Institute of Aquaculture (NRIA), Fisheries Agency of Japan (FAJ, currently Fisheries Research Agency [FRA]), was invited to the meeting. 


1. First Annual Progress and Planning Meeting

This meeting was convened at the Conference Room of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines on 11-12 December 2000. 

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A total of 18 scientists from Japan, Philippines and Thailand participated in the meeting: 

1. Two scientists from Japan: Kiyoshi Inoue (NRIA, Nansei); Yukio Maeno (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences [JIRCAS], Tsukuba);
   

2. Thirteen scientists from Philippines: Yasuo Inui, Clarissa L. Marte, Erlinda R. Cruz-Lacierda, Gilda D. Lio-Po, Celia R. Lavilla-Pitogo, Leobert D. de la Pena, Ilda G. Borlongan, Gregoria Erazo-Pagador, Eleanor A. Tendencia, Eduardo M. Leano, Ma. Teresa C. Mallare (SEAFDEC/AQD, Iloilo); Lourdes M. Tapay (National Institute of Molecular and Biotechnology [BIOTECH], University of the Philippines [UP], Los Banos); Elena S. Catap (National Science Research Institute, UP, Diliman); and
   

3. Three scientists from Thailand: Supranee Chinabut (Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute [AAHRI], Bangkok); Jiraporn Kasornchandra (Marine Shrimp Research and Development Center [MSRDC], Songkhla); and Lila Ruangpan (Samutsakhon Coastal Aquaculture Development Center [SCADC], Samutsakhon).

Major recommendations were as follows:

1. Research studies implemented in 2000 will continue in 2001;
2. Research proposals from SEAFDEC member countries (e.g. Thailand) as well as those newly proposed by SEAFDEC/AQD will be considered; and 
3. The Seminar/Workshop on Disease Control in Fish and Shrimp Aquaculture in Southeast Asia - Diagnosis and Husbandry Techniques will be held in December 2001 in Iloilo City, Philippines.

Program of First Annual Progress and Planning Meeting
11-12 December 2000, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines

2. Second Annual Progress and Planning Meeting

This meeting was held at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center in Iloilo City, Philippines on 6-7 December 2001. 

In total, 23 scientists from Japan, Philippines and Thailand attended in the meeting: 

1. Four scientists from Japan: Kiyoshi Inoue (NRIA, Nansei); Jun Kurita (NRIA, Tamaki); Yukio Maeno (JIRCAS, Tsukuba); Kyoji Fujii (FAJ, Tokyo);

2. Fifteen scientists from Philippines: Yasuo Inui, Susumu Ito, Clarissa L. Marte, Erlinda R. Cruz-Lacierda, Gilda D. Lio-Po, Celia R. Lavilla-Pitogo, Leobert D. de la Pena, Ilda G. Borlongan, Gregoria Erazo-Pagador, Eleanor A. Tendencia, Eduardo M. Leano, Edgar C. Amar, Elena S. Catap, Ma. Teresa C. Mallare, Nelson V. Golez (SEAFDEC/AQD, Iloilo); and

3. Four scientists from Thailand: Supranee Chinabut, Somkiat Kanchanakhan (AAHRI, Bangkok); Jiraporn Kasornchandra (MSRDC, Songkhla); and Lila Ruangpan (SCADC, Samutsakhon).

Major recommendations were as follows:

1. Research studies will continue with some revision of subjects;

2. Research proposals from SEAFDEC member countries (e.g. Thailand) as well as those newly proposed by SEAFDEC/AQD will be considered.

Program of Second Annual Progress and Planning Meeting
6-7 December 2001, Iloilo City, Philippines

3. Third Annual Progress and Planning Meeting

This meeting was convened at the Director's Room of Hotel del Rio in Iloilo City, Philippines on 10-11 December 2002. 

A total of 18 scientists from Japan, Philippines and Thailand attended in the meeting: 

1. One scientist from Japan: Takaji Iida (NRIA, Tamaki);

2. Thirteen scientists from Philippines: Yasuo Inui, Clarissa L. Marte, Erlinda R. Cruz-Lacierda, Gila D. Lio-Po, Celia R. Lavilla-Pitogo, Leobert D. de la Pena, Ilda G. Borlongan, Gregoria Erazo-Pagador, Eleanor A. Tendencia, Edgar C. Amar, Elena S. Catap, Ma. Teresa C. Mallare, Nelson V. Golez (SEAFDEC/AQD, Iloilo); and

3. Four scientists from Thailand: Supranee Chinabut, Somkiat Kanchanakhan (AAHRI, Bangkok); Jiraporn Kasornchandra (MSRDC, Songkhla); and Lila Ruangpan (SCADC, Samutsakhon).

Major recommendations were as follows:

1. Research studies will continue and finalized with some revision of subjects;
2. A follow-up of the training course on diagnosis of shrimp and fish viral diseases will be conducted by the last quarter of 2003; and 
3. Technical manuals to be produced were identified.

Program of Third Annual Progress and Planning Meeting
10-11 December 2002, Iloilo City, Philippines

4. Fourth Annual Progress and Planning Meeting

• This meeting was held at the Conference Room of Days Hotel in Iloilo City, Philippines on 2-3 December 2003. 
  
  In total, 18 scientists from Japan, Philippines and Thailand attended in the meeting: 
  
  1. Three scientists from Japan: Takaji Iida, Norihisa Oseko (NRIA, Nansei); Ikunari Kiryu (JIRCAS, Tsukuba);
  
  2. Twelve scientists from Philippines: Kazuya Nagasawa, Clarissa L. Marte, Erlinda R. Cruz-Lacierda, Gila D. Lio-Po, Celia R. Lavilla-Pitogo, Leobert D. de la Pena, Ilda G. Borlongan, Gregoria Erazo-Pagador, Eleanor A. Tendencia, Edgar C. Amar, Elena S. Catap, Ma. Teresa C. Mallare (SEAFDEC/AQD, Iloilo); and
  
  3. Three scientists from Thailand: Supranee Chinabut, Somkiat Kanchanakhan (AAHRI, Bangkok); and Lila Ruangpan (Chanthaburi Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center [CCRDC], Chanthaburi).
  
  As major recommendations, the following animals and diseases that the next GOJ Regional Fish Disease Project should tackle were identified:
  

• Shrimps and prawn - tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), and giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii).
  

• Shrimp diseases and viruses - Taura syndrome virus (TSV), white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), and extra small virus (XSV) associated with white tail disease of prawn.
  

• Fish - common carp and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) and grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).
  

• Fish diseases and viruses - koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease, spring viremia of carp (SVC), and grass carp hemorrhagic virus (GCHV) disease.
  

Program of Fourth Annual Progress and Planning Meeting
2-3 December 2003, Iloilo City, Philippines