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Pilot project continues Approximately 60 percent of families in Aguas Azules ADP are involved in traditional fishing, using small rowboats to catch fish for markets and restaurants in Granada City. A fish-breeding project that began as a one-year pilot project in 2000, has been extended and incorporated into the ADP’s core development activities.
The species chosen for breeding were tilapia, a fast-growing fish with a firm and mild, white flesh. Most fish wholesalers in Granada City are eager to buy tilapia as its quality and flavour is better than other locally available fish. Although not a native species, tilapia were already present in the lake before the project began. Aguas Azules ADP, which has a strong environmental focus, took careful steps to choose a fish cultivation method with as little environmental impact as possible. MARENA, the Nicaraguan Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources, granted approval for the project after an environmental impact assessment had been undertaken. In addition to breeding fish, the pilot project paid for the building of a boat repair workshop and for new nets. Fishermen seldom have the resources to repair their boats or nets. (In 2000, approximately 45 percent of people on the island had boats requiring some form of repair.) As commercially made fishing gear is difficult to obtain in Nicaragua, World Vision originally ordered nets from a supplier in Guatemala. When that business closed because of earthquake damage, and attempts to buy nets elsewhere failed, the ADP purchased nylon thread and contracted local net makers to weave 200 fishing nets. This caused a delay to this part of the project, but it reduced the project cost and had the added benefit of supporting the local economy. A near-disaster struck the fish-farming project when a house fire destroyed some of the materials for building the tilapia cages that had been stored there. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire and the damaged materials have since been replaced. The family, which has four sponsored children, received emergency supplies from the ADP following the fire. |
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