Worldfish

A new WorldFish study finds that a long-term commitment to the farming of mola, a small indigenous fish species, could improve the vitamin A intake of the 98% of Bangladeshis who eat fish and save 3,000 lives over an 11-year period. In this edition of the WorldFish podcast, we are joined by WorldFish Senior Scientist, Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, to discuss this significant finding.

FishTrade is a pan-African project that aims to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish. In this edition of the WorldFish podcast we are joined by project leader Sloans Chimatiro calling from Malawi to tell us more about this European Union funded project.

Sea cucumber is a luxury food item on the plates of wealthy Chinese consumers - a far cry from their origin in the tropical waters of the Pacific, where they are harvested by local communities for export. In this edition of the WorldFish podcast, natural resource management scientist, Hampus Eriksson, explains the importance of sea cucumber for Pacific communities, and discusses conservation measures to protect these species for future generations.

International Women's Day is a key moment to reflect on the underlying causes of gender inequalities that restrict the lives and livelihoods of rural women. WorldFish Gender Scientist, Steven Cole, explains the importance of engaging men and boys as advocates and stakeholders in interventions that aim to improve gender equality.

The tropical waters of the Coral Triangle support the livelihoods of more than 130 million people. However, the area is under threat from population growth, overfishing and the effects of climate change. An online spatial database is helping decision makers to more effectively manage and protect these vital marine resources.

For agricultural research to have development impact, farmers should be involved in the process as co-researchers. A new study shows that when farmers are in-charge of innovation and research, it can lead to lasting change on many levels.

A new report by WorldFish and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies proves conclusively that growth in aquaculture has led to greater fish consumption among the poorest consumers in Bangladesh.

With our global population projected to reach more than 9 billion by 2050, aquaculture will need to more than double from today’s level in order to satisfy the growing demand for fish. WorldFish Director of Aquaculture and Genetics, Dr. Michael Phillips, explains the benefits, and the risks, of intensifying aquaculture.

Celebrating positive impact in people's lives on the International Day of Rural Women

The salmon industry's decision to collectively pursue Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification is an important step, but it's upgrading small-scale farming where the big pay-offs lie.

Women in Bangladesh and their families are reaping nutritional benefits from integrated development approaches that bring together science, research and expertise from a variety of sectors and fields

Reflections on research in development, and the book "Time to Listen: Hearing People on the Receiving End of International Aid"

Stephen discusses different approaches to achieving development outcomes by re-imagining agricultural research in development

Stephen reflects on a recent workshop on the new approach to gender research, transforming agricultural development.

Stephen reflects on the outcomes of Seaweb’s 10th International Seafood Summit, that was held in Hong Kong from September 5-8, 2012

Some of the threats posed by climate change can appear rather esoteric or abstract. One of these is ocean acidification - it is not immediately obvious why we should care. A recent paper by Sara Cooley and colleagues give a good example of why the threat of changing ocean chemistry matters.

Mariculture certainly holds promise as part of the solution to meeting our need and demand for fish, but it's not the obvious option that many people imagine.

How many of us have been told at some point in our lives “don’t worry…there’s plenty more fish in the sea”? This old proverb might comfort us for disappointment in love, but taken in its most literal sense, few people seem to believe it.

There is something circular about the idea of catching fish to use as feed for farmed fish, livestock, poultry and our pets. And with about one third of the global fish catch going in this direction, most of it destined for aquaculture, you might well ask whether growing the farmed fish to put in your supermarket has deprived a hungry or malnourished person of food.

The idea that fish is a healthy diet choice is widespread, but fish differ in the benefits they offer, with implications for how we help the malnourished.