Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences

Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
AbbreviationCAFS
TypeNonprofit research organization
PurposeFisheries science and aquaculture
HeadquartersBeijing
Location
  • 14 locations across China
Region served
China
Membership
FishBase Consortium
Parent organization
Ministry of Agriculture
Staff
1590 scientists[1]
Websitewww.cafs.ac.cn/english/

The Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) (simplified Chinese: 中国水产科学研究院; traditional Chinese: 中國水產科學研究院; Pinyin: Zhōngguó shuǐchǎn Kēxuéyánjiūyuàn) is a large fisheries research institute. It was founded in 1978 under the Ministry of Agriculture in the People's Republic of China. It is a leading research institution in China, active in almost all research areas to do with aquaculture and marine and freshwater fisheries.[1]

CAFS sponsors the award-winning international academic periodical Journal of Fishery Sciences of China.[2] It has completed over 1,000 research projects, including a study on the aquaculture of the fleshy prawn Peneaus chinensis and the control of haemorrhage disease in grass carp, which won the National Scientific and Technological Progress First Prize.[1] The institute has contributed significantly to China's aquaculture development.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS) Archived 2011-06-18 at the Wayback Machine NOAA. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ Journal Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine CAFS. Retrieved 26 July 2011.