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In collaboration with the Network for Aquaculture Centers in Asia and the Pacific (NACA), Nha Trang University in Vietnam, and Holar University College of Iceland, the UNU-FTP has completed its second course on Broodstock Managment in fin fish aquaculture in Vietnam.

Last week, former UNU-FTP fellow and PhD scholarship recipient Chamari Dissanayaki of Sri Lanka received a major award for her research based upon her work with the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme.

This week, the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme welcomed 20 new fellows for the six month training course in Iceland. This is the 17th cohort to participate in the six month training since the programme was first established in 1998.

Yesterday, September 29, 2014, the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme and the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining collaboration between the two entities in the coming years.

The UNU-FTP will co-sponsor a 2nd Regional Training Course on Broodstock Management in Aquaculture will be conducted from 10-17 October 2014 in Vietnam in cooperation with the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), NhaTrang University, and Holar University College.

The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) held its biennial this summer in Brisbane, Australia. As with the last IIFET conference in Dar es Salaam, the UNU-FTP sponsored the participation of a number of former fellows selected by IIFET to present at the conference. The UNU-FTP extends a special congratulations to Muhamad Suhendar and Fanuel Kapute, who have each received Honorable Mentions from the IIFET for their quality contributions to the conference this year. Fanuel Kaupte has received an honorable mention in the EAFE Best African Student Paper Contest and Mohamad Suhendar for JIFRS-Yamamoto Best Paper on Sustainable Fishing contest.