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Monitoring & Measuring of Giant Clam Farming in 'Atala SMA Community

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Title: Seeding Training, Training of new farmers and distribution of spats - Ha'apai Islands Objectives:

Improve skills and enhance knowledge of the Ha'apai Mabe Pearl Association in seeding procedures and activities
Increase number of seeded pearl oysters for more end product during harvest
Training of new pearl farmers whereby pearl farmers are taught the right procedures to setting up and operating a pearl fam
Establish 2 new pearl lines
Increase and improve capacity of Pearl Farmers and potential new farmers • Increase production for the Ha'apai Mabe Pearl farmers
Distribution of spats

Results

1. 29 Sept 2021 - Meeting with the Ha'apai Mabe Pearl Fann Association The purpose of the meeting with the Ha'apai Association was a brief overview of the seeding training and

a short introductory establishment between the Project Aquaculture Lead and the Association. Siaosi Vi lead the meeting by updating the association reasons for the delays in the training and any hold on the work towards the Mabe Pearl farms. Providing that a lot of the work was on hold due to cabinet submission for declaration of new additional Aquaculture Area and declaration of existing SMAs as aquaculture areas to allow farmers to carry out their activities. A brief update from the association together with questions was brought forward during the meeting.