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124 U.S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen600100Nos. stocked (x 1000)400200Nos stockedHarvest (kg)7550250RohuCatlaMrigalCCBHCSCGCLDONGiftMRNRHarvest (x 1000 kg)0Fig. 6.8 Species-wise breakdown of the number of fingerlings stocked and harvested in villagereservoirs of Sri Lanka during 2006–2007 culture cycle. Rohu – Labeo rohita , Catla – Catla catla ,Mrigal – Cirrhinus mrigala , CC – Cyprinus carpio (Common carp), BHC – Aristichthys nobilis(Bighead carp), SC – Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp), GC – Ctenopharyngodon idella(Grass carp), LD – Labeo dussumieri , ON – Oreochromis niloticus , Gift genetically improvedfarmed tilapia (GIFT) strain of O. niloticus , MR – Macrobrachium rosenbergii , NR naturallyrecruited species (Source: Ms. J.M. Asoka, pers. comm.)In recognition of the importance of the ACIAR-funded project’s findings withrespect to the region, ACIAR has also supported a further project to disseminatethese findings through the intergovernmental agency, NACA (Network ofAquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific), a regional organization comprising 17 membercountries. Consequently, three workshops were held in Indonesia, Laos, andCambodia to disseminate the Sri Lankan and Vietnam project results and to evaluatethe adoption of the findings, suitably modified, in other countries. A monographon better practice approaches for CBF development in Asia (De Silva et al .2006) was published by NACA (http://library.enaca.org/NACA-Publications/CBF_manual.pdf).6.7 VietnamRecent statistics show that Vietnam has about 4,000 reservoirs with a total area of340,000 ha (Ngo and Le 2001) . Most of these reservoirs were built for the purposeof hydro-electricity generation, flood control, and irrigation. Small reservoirs weremainly built to store stream water to support agricultural activities in dry season.Fish stocking in reservoirs, of approximately 1,000 ha or less, dates back to 1962and was carried out through the governmental institutions until the opening of the