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Monday, 28th November 2011
WorldFish’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the selection of the independent members of the inaugural Program Oversight Panel for the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems: Jo Luck (Chair), Chris Barlow, John Kurien, Kyoko Kusakabe, John Lynam and Rekha Mehra. These six members join Stephen Hall (WorldFish representative) and Barbara Schreiner (CGIAR Center...
Wednesday, 23rd November 2011
A recent video by Earth's Frontiers brings into focus the importance of aquaculture to a growing population. This look at aquaculture and Tilapia farming shows just how important this will be in the very near future. Tilapia: Chicken of the Sea?states that the aquaculture industry is currently growing at 7% per year and is the fastest growing indudstry in the agricultural sector. With...
Monday, 21st November 2011
WorldFish is celebrating World Fisheries Day, 21st of November. On this World Fisheries Day we're highlighting the importance of sustainably sourced fish and seafood to feed a growing population. Our research focus is on small-scale fisheries and improving the livelihoods, health and nutrition of global fisherman, with gender equity being a focal point. Join the conversation now on Twitter by...
Thursday, 3rd November 2011
Dr Malcolm Beveridge, Director of Aquaculture and Genetics at WorldFish, Zambia, is among the key note speakers announced for the 6th World Fisheries Congress taking place in May 2012 in Edinburgh.
The World Fisheries Congress addresses the important topic of “Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing World”, and will examine the science that underpins sustainable...
Tuesday, 1st November 2011
Dr. Stephen Hall, Director General of WorldFish, has launched a brand new blog Expiscor. Expiscor will tackle current and relevant topics surrounding fisheries and aquaculture as they relate to delivering targeted development impact. The blog will be aimed at both development professionals and the general reader, with the intention to "inform readers and stimulate debate...
Fishing for Solutions – An article in the latest issue of the UNEP flagship publication “Our Planet”
Monday, 24th October 2011
The latest Septmeber issue of Our Planet features an article by the Director General of The WorldFish, Stephen J Hall, discussing the current global issues around fisheries and how to deal with a growing need for fish as a dietary staple. Assessing the requirements of both high seas fishing and aquaculture fisheries, Stephen Hall defines 5 key priorities and questions that need to be addressed...
Tuesday, 18th October 2011
WorldFish has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Spectra Hexa Feeds Ltd (also known as Mega Feed) as part of the USAID funded expansion of the 'cereal systems initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD)'. Under the MoU, the CSISA-BD project will use the existing distribution networks of Mega Feed for wider dissemination of improved technologies in CSISA working areas...
Thursday, 13th October 2011
An important base for improved cooperation in the fisheries in and around the Tonle Sap Lake was laid at a three-day’s workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This workshop supported by adelphi and organised by the Global FISH Alliance and WorldFish was the result of a large consultation process bringing together local communities, different levels of government, NGOs, academia, and media to work on...
Wednesday, 12th October 2011
In collaboration with the Sri Lankan National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA), WorldFish has been implementing a development program for the breeding and dissemination of the genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) strain of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. "The wide distribution and ongoing improvement of GIFT tilapia in Sri Lanka is raising the living standards of poor people...
Thursday, 6th October 2011
WorldFish is delighted to meet Sir John Beddington, CMG FRS, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, during his visit to the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus tomorrow Friday 7th October 2011. On this occasion, WorldFish’s Director General, Dr Stephen Hall is going to give a presentation on our recently released report Blue Frontiers: “How fish can contribute to a food secure future...