Discover our latest success stories, stories from the field, blogs, and opinion pieces contributed by our thought leaders and global experts. Through evidence-based storytelling, we examine and report on WorldFish work towards transforming aquatic food systems for healthy people and the planet.

The transition from an extractive to a regenerative model will rely on systemic political and economic shifts. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Asia's 'blue capital' can help alleviate hunger and poverty

Posted by WorldFish - 5 minutes read
February 02, 2023

aquatic food systems, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Sustainability

Plastic pollutants collected by Blue Guards. Photo by Md. Asaduzzaman.

Working with Blue Guards to protect the marine biodiversity in Bangladesh

Posted by Md. Asaduzzaman - 3 minutes read
February 01, 2023

Biodiversity conservation, Ecosystem, Resilient Small-scale fisheries, Water pollution

The polyculture of small and large fish species in the homestead ponds in Zambia would offer a direct source of food for household consumption rather than farming tilapia strictly for markets. Photo by Lulu Middleton.

Diversifying fish species and sources provide a flexible pathway to food and nutrition security

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
January 31, 2023

nutrition-sensitive approach, aquatic foods, Food security, Nutrition security

Betty Muleya. Photo by WorldFish.

A community health worker becomes a FishFirst! Zambia champion and local catalyst for change

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
January 13, 2023

Small fish, aquatic foods, Nutrition, Growth

Taking the climate fight to the oceans and aquatic foods

Posted by WorldFish - 6 minutes read
January 18, 2023

climate, aquatic foods, ocean

Breathing new life into FishBase and SeaLifeBase

Posted by Neil Palmer - 5 minutes read
January 16, 2023

Research, Data, aquatic foods, Technology

tilapia

Improving aquaculture with genomics resources for breeders

Posted by WorldFish - 1 minute read
January 09, 2023

Aquaculture, Genetics, genomics, Resilience

WorldFish identified forum theater as a gender transformative tool to help overcome the normative constraints that are holding women back. Photo by S.M. Faridul Haque

Addressing gender inequalities through forum theater

Posted by S. M. Faridul Haque , Afrina Choudhury - 7 minutes read
January 06, 2023

Gender, Gender-transformative approaches, Aquaculture, Women's empowerment

Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al-Sayed El-Quseir in discussions with high-level CGIAR representatives at COP27. Photo by The Republic.

El-Quseir discussed with CGIAR representatives ways to benefit from international alliances

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
December 30, 2022

Agricultural research, climate

rice fish farming

Rear fish in a rice paddy? Old ways can future-proof food production

Posted by WorldFish - 3 minutes read
December 21, 2022

Aquatic Agricultural Systems, Research, innovation, Resilience

WorldFish’s Eddie Allison was named among the top 0.1 percent of researchers by Clarivate in 2020, 2021 and 2022, measured by the number of times other scientists cite his work in their research publications.

WorldFish scientist named among top researchers for third year running

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 2 minutes read
November 29, 2022

Research

John Benzie received recognition for his groundbreaking genetic studies on crown-of-thorns seastars in the 1990s and early 2000s

Crown-of-thorns seastar named after WorldFish scientist

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 2 minutes read
November 23, 2022

Research, Genetics, Coral reefs

Nigerian Aquaculture: Status, Prospects, and Future Growth Workshop

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
November 01, 2022

Aquaculture, Employment, Poverty reduction, Nutrition

Seaweed is able to sequester an average of 173 megatons of carbon annually worldwide. Photo by Asad Rassel.

Unlocking opportunities for climate action toward net zero requires a blue transition

Posted by Peerzadi Rumana Hossain - 7 minutes read
November 14, 2022

Climate Action, Policies, climate, Inclusion

: Tilapia is the second most important farmed fish globally, next to carps, and some regard it as the most important aquaculture species of the 21st century. Photo by WorldFish.

Tilapia aquaculture: Potential for India in meeting food, nutritional and livelihood security

Posted by Modadugu Vijay Gupta - 7 minutes read
November 11, 2022

Research, innovation, aquatic foods, Food security

WORLDFISH AT THE 27TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP 27)

Posted by - 1 minute read
November 07, 2022

Traditional fishing boat in Mahanadi river Odisha. Photo by Sourabh Dubey.

COP27 can help the world achieve blue prosperity

Posted by WorldFish - 5 minutes read
November 06, 2022

Climate Action, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation

Partners from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines attended the Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative (AMD) Research Planning and Design Workshop in WorldFish, Penang. Photo by Sam

Nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems for resilient and sustainable Asian mega-deltas

Posted by Ben Wismen - 5 minutes read
November 02, 2022

Nutrition-sensitive, Deltas, Agri-food systems, Partnerships

A bag of mola fry produced at Biswal Aquatech hatchery in Odisha. Photo by Rashmi Ranjan Das.

Cracking the code of mola mass production boosts nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in India

Posted by Francois Rajts, Sourabh Kumar Dubey - 5 minutes read
October 28, 2022

Nutrition, Polyculture (aquaculture), Small fish

2021 WorldFish Annual Report

WorldFish Annual Report 2021

Posted by - 1 minute read
October 27, 2022

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted (middle), Vincent Doumeizel (second from left), and other members of the Safe Seaweed Coalition presenting in a side session during the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Ben Wismen.

La revolution des algues: A seaweed revolution for a new future in sustainable food systems

Posted by Ben Wismen - 7 minutes read
October 17, 2022

Seaweed, Nutrition, Sustainability, Climate change