Africa

Exploitation and conservation of fish genetic resources in Africa: issues and priorities for aquaculture development and research

Lind, C.E. ; Brummett, R.E. ; Ponzoni, R.W.
Reviews in Aquaculture 4(3): 125–141 2012

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Wetlands: towards a sustainable future

Wetland environments, including freshwater floodplains and coastal deltas, can be highly productive; more than 700 million people around the world depend directly on them, whether for crop production, fishing, livestock rearing or other natural resources. But wetland livelihoods typically face a myriad of constraints, and increasingly extreme and unpredictable seasonal rainfall patterns are making matters worse for many.

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/news-events/wetlands-towards-sustainable-future

Fast-growing Fish Can Contribute to Poverty Reduction in the Volta Basin

As urban populations continue to expand rapidly in Africa, the continent’s demand for fish grows accordingly. Unfortunately, existing stocks of fish cannot keep pace with this growth. Fish accounts for over 30% of total animal protein consumption in the diets of Africa’s poor. In some countries, it is even higher. In Ghana, that value is about 60%. Although Ghana and many other African countries import fish at a loss in an attempt to meet some of the demand for low-cost protein, they still face shortfalls. This dire situation provides African fish farmers with an opportunity to increase fish production, thereby improving food security and reducing poverty.

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Value-Chain Analysis: an assessment methodology to estimate Egyptian aquaculture sector performance

Macfadyen, G. ; Nasr-Alla, A.M. ; Al-Kenawy, D. ; Fathi, M. ; Hebicha, H. ; Diab, A.M. ; Hussein, S.M. ; Abou-Zeid, R.M. ; El-Naggar, G.

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WorldFish Releases Comprehensive Briefing Note Revealing Shocking Information on Drying of Chilwa Lake in Malawi

Penang, Malaysia (23 July 2012).

WorldFish, an international, non-profit research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture, have just come up with a detailed report discussing evidences of drying of Lake Chilwa in Malawi. The briefing note has been released as a result of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Program implemented by WorldFish and its program partners including Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, Leadership for Environment and Development-Southern and Eastern Africa/University of Malawi.

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/press-release/comprehensive-briefing-revealing-shocking-information-drying-chilwa-lake-malawi

Servicing the aquaculture sector: role of state and private sectors

Phillips, M. ; Collis, W. ; Demaine, H. ; Flores-Nava, A. ; Gautier, D. ; Hough, C. ; Luu, L.T. ; Merican, Z. ; Padiya, P.A. ; Palmer, R. ; Pant, J. ; Pickering, T. ; Secretan, P. ; Umesh, N.R.

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Taking an ecosystem approach to small scale fishing in the tropics

From beach-side communities dotted across the Solomon Islands archipelago, to coastal villages lining Tanzania’s Indian Ocean shoreline, thousands of communities rely on coastal fisheries.