First of Its Kind Aquaculture Workshop held on Saipan, CNMI

Over 80 local farmers, business leaders, government representatives, and interested members of the general public participated in the first Opportunities in Aquaculture Workshop, at the World Resort Saipan on July 10-11, 2008. The workshop, the first of its kind on Saipan, was conducted by Oceanic Institute (OI) and the Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research, Extension & Education Service (NMC-CREES), with funding from CTSA. The goal of the workshop was to educate residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam about the potential of aquaculture in the region. In addition, the workshop provided residents with information about region-specific concerns and aquaculture-related regulation and permitting issues.