Fish
Identification Cards
for
the Live Reef Fish Trade
The
Live Reef Food Fish Trade (LRFFT) Awareness
Workshop held in Papua New Guinea in 2001 agreed
on a a list of awareness materials to be
developed, including Fish ID Cards for field
workers, fishermen and industry staff.
These
cards have just been published by SPC as
part of the Pacific Live Reef Fish Trade
Initiative.
Pacific Live Reef Fish Trade Initiative
The
Fisheries Information Section has been actively
involved, together with The Nature Conservancy,
International Marinelife Alliance and the World
Resources Institute, in the production of a
series of awareness materials developed for the
Pacific Live Reef Fish Trade Initiative.
The
section has just received the fish
identification cards that are the first
materials to be made available among this series
that will include: fact and information sheets,
videos, a Powerpoint presentation and a
technical manual.
Awareness
Materials for
the Live Reef Fish Trade
These
flip cards present sixteen of the main fish
species targeted by the trade in the Pacific
Region, including three species of wrasses and
thirteen species of groupers.
Each card include
a full-colour picture of one species, with its
scientific name, common English and Hong Kong
names, and a blank space for local names to be
added by locals. It also contains a short
description of the species and gives information
on its biology and ecology, as well as its
distribution in the Indo-Pacific.
For
Field Workers, Fishermen and Industry Staff
The
cards have been printed on plastic and are fully
waterproof.
They should be handy for field
workers, fishermen and industry staff confronted
to the live reef fish trade. |
