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contains the outline of the project and detailed project documentation. The site ismaintained by Sih-Yang Sim and is updated regularly.4. Publications – see Appendix 5 for details.5. Presentations at regional conferences, workshops and meetings – see Appendix 6for details.Although the grouper network was initially targeted on the Asia-Pacific region, thenetwork has also attracted attention from the African region (Tanzania, Mozambique),and more recently the United States of America.Recent publications and reports prepared by NACA and associated groupernetwork participants:1. Identification Guide to Fishes in the Live Seafood Trade of the Asia-PacificRegion.2. Research and Development: The Seed Production Technique of HumpbackGrouper, Cromileptes altivelis (prepared by Gondol, Bali).3. Diagnosis and Treatments for Parasitic Diseases in Humpback Grouper,(Cromileptes altivelis) Broodstock (prepared by Gondol, Bali).4. Proceedings of the ACIAR/NACA Grouper Aquaculture Research Workshop,Bangkok, Thailand 7-8 April 1998.5. Draft Report for the Regional Workshop on Grouper Aquaculture, Hat Yai,Thailand, April 1999.6. Draft Report for the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Seafarming and GrouperAquaculture, Medan, Indonesia, 17-20 th April 2000. Contributed papers alsoavailable on the web site (www.naca.fisheries.go.th/grouper).Importance of resultsFuture research plansResults to date have indicated no major change to the proposed research program.Results achieved at Gondol indicate the application of high-quality larval feeds ingrouper larviculture, and this is an area of research that shows considerable potential.We plan to address this area of research in more detail than originally proposed,through post-graduate study by Ketut Suwirya (GRSCF) at James Cook University.Mr Suwirya’s PhD would be carried out under the supervision of Dr Paul Southgateand Dr Peter Appleford (Aquaculture Department) who are internationallyacknowledged experts in the field of larval feed development and fish nutrition. Boththe ACIAR project and JCU have strong linkages with Dr Sagiv Kolkovski (FisheriesWestern Australia) who is also an acknowledged expert in the field of feeddevelopment for marine finfish larvae, and who would have some involvement in thisresearch.Future project budgetThe research activities of the project are currently being managed within budget. At alater stage, some additional funds may be necessary to support an enhanced attendanceat the end-of-project workshop (planned for mid-2002). This will particularly dependon the location and format of the workshop.ACIAR Project FIS/97/73 – Annual Report – June 2000 20