Activity 1: This activity includes (1) socio-economic assessment of the demand for euryhaline local fishes and of issues in the value chains; (2) Biological selection of candidate species; (3) Characterization of the genetic diversity of the selected species; (4) Establishment of optimal husbandry conditions: reproduction and induced spawning; (5) Establishment of optimal husbandry conditions: larval rearing; and (6) Establishment of optimal husbandry conditions: on growing to market size
Activity 2: This activity includes (1) Production cost assessment; (2) Market analysis; (3) Sensitivity and scenarios analysis; (4) Development of recommendations for specific target groups
Activity 3: This activity includes (1) Participatory Action-Research through tests in farms; (2) Knowledge exchange and liaison with extension services; (3) Communication strategy development; and (4) Dissemination of research results to users.
Activity 4: This activity includes (1) Ph.D. and MSc. supervision and training; (2) Promoting interdisciplinary knowledge exchanges; (3) Training on specific equipment and data analysis/specific training; and (4) Capitalization of lessons learnt and preparation of a manual