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      Systems-thinking approach to identify and assess feasibility of potential interventions to reduce antibiotic use in tilapia farming in Egypt

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      Preliminary lessons from COVID-19 disruptions of small-scale fishery supply chains

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      Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system

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    An array of small scale fisherman are activite in coastal Tanzania. Photo by Samuel Stacey, WorldFish..

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    Outdoor concrete tank for use in SIS breeding trials. Photo by Francois Rajts, WorldFish.

    2nd WASAG International Forum: The global fra…

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LATEST PROJECTS

Jul 2022 - Jun 2027

Development And Scaling of Sustainable Feeds for Resilient Aquatic Food Systems in Sub-Saharan…

WorldFish is managing the project titled “Development and Scaling of Sustainable Feeds for Resilient Aquatic Food Systems in Sub-Sah…

Bangladesh

Apr 2020 - Sep 2022

Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in…

The Harnessing Machine Learning project is funded by the USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. There are three main…

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh - EcoFish Phase II

ECOFISH supported coastal fishing communities and other fisheries' value chain stakeholders to improve the resilience of the Meghna…

Myanmar, Zambia

Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

Nutrient-rich small fish production, processing and marketing in Myanmar and Zambia (SPM)

The development and marketing of food products enhanced with dried small fish offers a novel solution to address major nutritional p…

carp polyculture

India, Bangladesh

Mar 2021 - Feb 2024

Taking nutrition-sensitive carp-SIS polyculture technology to scale

Fish is an irreplaceable source of micronutrients in diets in many developing countries, where large numbers of vulnerable people be…

ssf

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

Illuminating Hidden Harvests

Research to raise awareness of small-scale fisheries Vital for food and livelihoods Small-scale fisheries provide livelihoods for…

Food security, Blue growth

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Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT). A means for poverty reduction and food security
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Innovation, practice, and adaptation to climate in the aquaculture sector
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Innovation, practice, and adaptation to climate in the aquaculture sector

Akester, M.J.

Adaptation, Aquaculture
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Implementing aquaculture technology and innovation platforms in Asia
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Discover our success stories, stories from the field, blogs and opinion pieces contributed by our thought leaders and global experts.

Taking the climate fight to the oceans and aquatic foods

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Breathing new life into FishBase and SeaLifeBase

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