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Vava'u Pearl Fann Association - Koloa & Makave SMA committee @ community - 'Utulei SMA community

Mabe Pearl Training Activities - Distribution of spats - Training of new farmers on farm management - deploy new pearl longlines - Seeding training - Harvesting of pearls - Harvest spat from Ministry's spat collector for distribution - Spat culture technique for support staff
Sea cucumber Cage culture farming - Establish of2 sea-cucumber cages: Makave & Koloa Community - Stocking of sea cucumber to farm cage

Results

The main purpose of this travel is to support pearl farming industry in Vava'u for the sustainable produce of Mabe pearl in Vava'u and also, to install new fanning system of sea cucumber (golden sandfish) with in the SMA communities. Several meetings held with the Vava'u Pearl Association and pearl farmers as well as SMA communities prior the training and farm installation. The outcome of this travel and trainings includes:

Increase and improve capacity of Pearl farmers
Sustainability of Mabe Pearl farming in Vava'u
Improve skills and enhance knowledge of the Vava'u Pearl Farm Association in terms of seeding procedures and management activities
• Increase number of seeded pearl oysters and improve quality of end product (increase production)
• Building capacity of SMA communities about aquaculture development and farming activities with in their respective SMAs
• Increase awareness and knowledge of communities about potential farming commodities in their SMAs
• Engagement of SMAs on alternative livelihoods through aquaculture
1. Pearl oyster spat transfer and distribution and pearl line deployment.

A total of 980 spat of age 2- & 3-yeai·-old, with size 2 to 4 inches APM were prepared from Tongatapu and transfer (air freight) to Vava'u on the 14111 June 2022.