1. Features of the ACRSP Undergraduate Training

2. Capacity Building One of the strengths of the ACRSP is training of students (undergraduate & graduate) One of the strengths of the ACRSP is training of students (undergraduate & graduate) A large number of students have received full or partial support to finish their university degrees A large number of students have received full or partial support to finish their university degrees To date, there are 92 students being funded by AquaFish CRSP [34 are undergraduate students and 58 are graduate (47 MS and 15 PhD) students] To date, there are 92 students being funded by AquaFish CRSP [34 are undergraduate students and 58 are graduate (47 MS and 15 PhD) students]

3. Capacity Building Last 2 nd semester, SY 2007-08, AquaFish CRSP funded 14 (41% of 34) undergraduate students who are taking BS Fisheries, a degree offered by the College of Fisheries at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in the Philippines Last 2 nd semester, SY 2007-08, AquaFish CRSP funded 14 (41% of 34) undergraduate students who are taking BS Fisheries, a degree offered by the College of Fisheries at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) in the Philippines AquaFish CRSP at CLSU is also funding nine graduate students (7 MS and 2 PhD students) AquaFish CRSP at CLSU is also funding nine graduate students (7 MS and 2 PhD students) Funding for these students (BS, MS or PhD) is not part of the budget items but since their degree programs do not entail substantial financial requirements to complete in the Philippines, deserving students are provided with full or partial support Funding for these students (BS, MS or PhD) is not part of the budget items but since their degree programs do not entail substantial financial requirements to complete in the Philippines, deserving students are provided with full or partial support

4. Achievements Jason P. Angeles (ACRSP Scholar) placed 9 th among the Top Ten during the 5 th Fisheries Technologist Examination (2007) given by the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission

5. Best Undergraduate Thesis Award given to Mr. Roberto Miguel V. Sayco during the Tea Party and Recognition Program in connection with the 56 th Annual Commencement Exercises of CLSU on April 11, 2008

6. AquaFish CRSP-supported undergraduate students during the 56 th Annual Commencement Exercises of CLSU last April 11, 2008

7. CLSU-AquaFish CRSP funded students in action

8. CLSU-AquaFish CRSP Students Students are exposed to the fisheries/aquaculture scientific community by attending national and international meetings Students are exposed to the fisheries/aquaculture scientific community by attending national and international meetings Meetings/Conferences attended in 2007: Meetings/Conferences attended in 2007: Tilapia 2007 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tilapia 2007 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8 th Asian Fisheries Forum – Kochi, India 8 th Asian Fisheries Forum – Kochi, India

9. AquaFish CRSP-supported undergraduate students at CLSU, Philippines

10. Employment opportunities Fisheries graduates are hired as: Research Assistants at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center, CLSU Research Assistants at the Freshwater Aquaculture Center, CLSU Technical Staff, Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation, a Business Division of CP Group of Thailand Technical Staff, Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corporation, a Business Division of CP Group of Thailand Technical Staff, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Technical Staff, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Teachers in Philippine Fisheries Schools Teachers in Philippine Fisheries Schools