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Business as usual not enough to meet future fish demand says new report
A new report notes that the world’s requirement for fish for human consumption in 2030 will exceed the 170 million metric ton trajectory of today’s production system by 62 million metric tons. Getting to Eden, a report from global action network Fishing ...
Type: Press Release
Contagious exploitation of fish stocks calls for re-thinking of global fisheries governance
Global marine resource exploitation can spread following patterns that are analogous to disease epidemics says a new paper by WorldFish and Stockholm Resilience Centre. The study highlights how the speed and connectivity of seafood commerce is challenging ...
Type: Press Release
Securing a just space for small-scale fisheries in the blue economy
This short video story highlights the findings of WorldFish leading researcher Philippa Cohen’s paper on Securing a just space for small scale fisheries in the blue economy, published at the Frontiers journal in April 2019. ...
Type: Video
Successful completion of the YEAG project
Aswan, Upper Egypt - WorldFish, the Swiss Embassy in Cairo, and Aswan’s local community gathered to celebrate the successful completion of the Swiss-funded Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate (YEAG) project, that has provided training and business ...
Type: Press Release
Enhancing nutrition and resilience through integrated inland fish conservation
Empowering communities in Cambodia to improve fish productivity and household nutrition. ...
Type: Video
Opinion: Four revolutionary tips for gender equality in fisheries and aquaculture
Aquaculture Fisheries Gender gender equality Research Comments Sustainable aquaculture To coincide with the Seeds of Change conference on 2-4 April, Dr. Meryl Williams, former WorldFish Director General, penned this opinion piece around her four ...
Type: Story
WorldFish gender research in the spotlight at Seeds of Change conference
Aquaculture Bangladesh Cambodia Fisheries Gender Research WorldFish gender scientists and partners are heading down under for the world-class Seeds of Change conference on 2–4 April 2019 in Canberra where they will be collaboratively leading or taking ...
Type: Story
Measuring, mapping and quantifying the effects of trust and informal communication on transboundary collaboration in the Great Lakes fisheries policy network
Ecosystem-based management of fisheries and other transboundary natural resources require a number of organizations across jurisdictions to exchange knowledge, coordinate policy goals and engage in collaborative activities. Trust, as part of social ...
Type: Publication
The role of human rights in implementing socially responsible seafood
Sustainability standards for seafood mainly address environmental performance criteria and are less concerned with the welfare of fisheries workers who produce the seafood. Yet human rights violations such as slavery and human trafficking are widespread ...
Type: Publication
Inclusive ecosystems? Women's participation in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Malawi
Ecosystem services and their role in alleviating poverty are centered on a set of gendered social relations. The understanding of these relations between men and women in aquatic ecosystems can unveil gender-based opportunities and constraints along the ...
Type: Publication
