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aquaculture Asia aquaculture Asia aquaculture Asia aquaculture Asia aquaculture Asia 12 Sustainable aquaculture The coastline of Myanmar faces the Indian Ocean in Rakhine State, the Bay of Bengal in Ayeyarwady Division, and the Andaman Sea in Tanintharyi Division. These long stretches of coast provide 213,720 km 2 of continental shelf with water rich in nutrients and marine life. Myanmar is also endowed with large rivers and huge networks of their tributaries that are rich in freshwater fisheries resources. Myanmar’s inland water bodies consist of 8.2 million hectares of lakes, rivers and reservoirs, producing more than 53 million tons of fish and prawns in 2002-3 including catch from 3,742 lease fisheries. During the monsoon season from May to September, inundated flooded plain are breeding and nursery grounds for freshwater fishes. At this time of year, DOF is stocking fish seed and broodstock in natural and man-made water bodies to enhance and sustain commercially important species. Fisheries have a major role in social and economic development; the people of Myanmar are largely rice and fish eaters. Annual per capita fish consumption was 26.18 kg in 2002, and fisheries are the country’s third largest sector in export earnings, after agriculture and forestry. Aquaculture has been the fastest growing sector for over a decade, registering a growth rate of over 40 percent per year since 1988, compared with 5 percent for capture fisheries. By Opportunities and challenges in Myanmar aquaculture U Hla Win 1988 there were only 6,300 acres (2,550 hectares) of fishponds. As fish is the staple diet for the people and one of the potential growth industries in the national economy of Myanmar, the State Peace and Development Council promulgated Aquaculture Law No. 24/ 89, which lead to a substantial increase in the number of fishponds in the country. The Department of Fisheries plays a vital role in National Aquaculture development. There are 14 fisheries stations for fish seed production, located in Mandalay Division in the upper Myanmar region, Bago Division, Ayeyarwady Division, and Yangon Division in the lower part of the country. In line with the three-year fish culture development special project, 19 new stations are being established throughout the country. These stations will: produce quality seeds; provide fish seed to fish farmers and stock replenishing activities and culture-based fisheries; impart technical knowledge on aquaculture and expertise to fish farmers through extension services; conduct aquaculture research and training. Status and targets Freshwater fish culture has been practiced since the early 1950s and currently almost 50,000 hectares of freshwater fishponds are under operation. However, marine finfish culture has only recently begun to take hold as a commercial venture by private companies and is only present in a few places at present. Local communities have not previously been interested in farming seabass (Lates calcarifer) and groupers (Epinephelus spp.) as they are abundant and easy to catch. Recently, due to high foreign market demand, groupers and seabass have become more popular for fisheries trade, which has encouraged farmers to begin trials on their aquaculture. A three-year fish culture expanded plan (2000-2003) has been prepared to accelerate the development of the aquaculture sector. The plan’s targets include: Development of 26,315 hectares of fishpond and establishment of 19 new fishery stations, including three stations for mariculture. The DOF mariculture fishery station is under construction at Chaungtha in Ayeyarwady Division. Two others are to be constructed at Taungok Sub-leased lake-based fishing, such as the unique ‘saung’ trap (opposite) used by Intha fishers on Inle Lake in Shan State provides a livelihood for canoe owners for an annual fee of K1000. Fishers can fish every day and sell their catch at K600. Large-scale fisheries of 10s to 100s of acres are leased, via auction, to those with means to operate and sustain them. Lease holders are required to manage these as culture-based fisheries.

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Dream a Little Dream

Do you believe in intuition? Do you realize you can tap into your own future and “see” your next successful career step?

Maybe you’re smart, successful, practical, realistic and don’t believe in what you can’t see. But then why are you in this mess? Why are you rethinking your life? Why did you get laid off? You carry the solution to all of these problems right inside of you.

What did you dream last night? Sit down and remember. Conjure up those lost memories. Honor what your soul is trying to tell you. Be your

own shaman. Your inner wisdom is banging on the door of your practical, logical left-brain as powerfully as it can. Are you listening?

Did you know that in the 1900 edition of Sigmund Freud’s book Interpretation of Dreams, the father of modern psychology, wrote about his own dreams and what he thought they meant? One of those documented dreams clearly foretells his future illness 28 years later and eventual death from mouth cancer. The dream even offers a solution (to stop smoking cigars). But Freud interprets this dream in his own narrow parameters of sexual metaphors rather than seeing the divine gift of premonition and solution that the dream offered.

Are you doing something similar with your dreams?

If life really isn’t as “realistic” as you imagine it to be – what are you missing?

Maybe you’ve had glimpses through the cracks in the façade of our physical world. Perhaps it was at the birth or the death of a loved one. Maybe you’ve taken a breath, had a moment where you knew there was something more, and you heard your higher guidance, your divine wisdom whisper: “Life is not what you think it is.”

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This is your powerful higher self reminding you of what you already know but choose to forget because it’s not what the world tells you is true. Yet that’s the same higher self that can reveal your new life and new work to you as effortlessly as a dream in the night.

Are you afraid? Are you worried about your future? Then you’re not listening. You’re tapped into your fear instead of your intuition. Do you see the difference?

Fear is a low, negative energy and it resonates in the pit of your stomach, in the clenching of your hands, the tightening of your throat, and the weariness of your thoughts. Your intuition and divine guidance speak up in the quiet moments when time stops and you just know what’s true. Just know it in your bones. But first you have to stop and be quiet for this to happen. When was the last time you did that?

Sit down, shut up, and quiet your monkey mind. Shut down the part of your brain that you always listen to. You can pray, meditate, or just breathe. Think nothing and do nothing. Just wait. In the spaces between your breaths it will happen.

What is your soul whispering? Did you see that quick glimpse of an image from your future? It’s there in the corner of the room, in the corner of your eye when you look away.

See, you’re there working at something new and exciting and loving it. Did you notice that feeling of “YES” that spread through every cell in your body when you saw it? Did you notice the smile spreading across your lips even as you fought the image with your logical mind?

Go back and look again. Feel it. Did you hear a voice whisper, “You’re a teacher. You’re a writer. You’re a healer.” Write down what you heard.

Could it really be true that your soul ordered up this lifetime to get to you this point where you would have to wake up? Could it be true that your soul came in on a mission to bring your talents to the world in your unique way to help raise the consciousness of the planet? Is it possible that we really are all connected, part of the same energy membrane, and we all signed up for this together?

Could it be true that every failure, pain, challenge and victory from your past has been on purpose exactly as you preprogrammed it so that you would discover your great potential and live up to it through your work – which is your gift to the world?

The mere thought of this possibility wakes up your soul, pulls you out of fear, paralysis and grief, and allows you to see what’s coming next. Now you can remember your dream.

In your dream, you’re standing in a new world – this world – and you know it’s all on purpose. You know that you’re here to share your talents fiercely through your work.

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You don’t “go to work” anymore. You give yourself to others in ways that are needed. And you’re paid for doing this. You lack nothing. You live on purpose, and make your money by offering your soul’s true gifts to the world. You honor your intuition in every moment.

This is my dream and you’re in it with me.

Sit down, quiet your mind, and tune out the fear.

When you open your eyes, you’ll see your next step.

Take it.

About the Author:Sue Frederick is a Career Intuitive Coach and author who brings a breath of fresh air and enlightenment to her teachings. Sue’s unique practice combines powerful intuition and practical career know-how. She has been featured in leading journals including The New York Times and Real Simple. She has helped 100’s across the nation get clear on their career and life path. Visit CareerIntuitive.org for your free gift from Sue.

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