Aquaculture in Tuvalu generally centers on milkfish and clams.[1] The first pond in Tuvalu purposely built to sustain aquaculture was completed in 1996 on Vaitupu.[2] The construction of this 1560-square-metre pond was funded under the FAO Regional South Pacific Aquaculture Development Project.[3]

References

  1. ^ Richard A. Herr (1990). The Forum Fisheries Agency. Institute of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific. p. 137. ISBN 982-02-0057-1.
  2. ^ "Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile: Tuvalu". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ^ "Twenty-Sixth Regional Technical Meeting on Fisheries: Country Profile: Tuvalu" (PDF). Secretariat of the Pacific Community. July 30, 1996. Retrieved 2009-05-02.


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