FISHERIES III

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The Third Fisheries Project is designed to support a sectoral development process aimed at : a) increasing incomes and fish production for domestic consumption and export; b) supporting the fisheries development program in the west, with emphasis on private sector participation; c) accelerating the expanison of fish production in floodplains; and d) strengthening sectoral institutions. The project has 6 components : 1) floodplain fisheries, involving stocking 100,000 ha of floodplains; b) coastal shrimp culture, making improvements in public infrastructure on 13,000 ha of poldered land already under shrimp culture; c) other fisheries; d) institutional support, including financing facilities and incremental operational costs of DOF and BWDB related to the above investments; e) research related to the project; and f) technical assistance for project management and for technical and social support.