Mitigating Risk

Image Alternative Text: Here is a photo of Chhoeun Sreynuch, a fisherwoman from the village of Bak Angrut in Cambodia.

Fishing is for Girls: Rural Matriarch Fishes for Family and Research

Chhoeun Sreynuch is one of the 15 fishers who participate in a fisheries research program with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Cambodia. The USAID-funded Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish activity is working to collect fisheries…

Image Alternative Text: Arnold Irabor is taking samples from catfish in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

e-AquaHealth Web Platform: An Aquaculture Intervention

In a study on aquaculture biosecurity, a Fish Innovation Lab research team identified numerous gaps in fish health management in Nigeria, such as poor communication between fish farmers and veterinarians. To help address this, the team created e-…

Image Alternative Text: Abdul Alim (right) is handing over a bag of WorldFish G3 rohu spawn to a customer.

Genetically-Improved Rohu is Commercially Available and in High Demand in Bangladesh

Abdul Alim, owner of Mukteshary Fish Hatchery in Jashore, Bangladesh, received G3 rohu in 2020, developed them as broodstock, and produced seed in 2022 for the first time thanks to the Advancing Aquaculture Systems Productivity Through Carp Genetic…

Image Alternative Text: Miniver Kampamba, one of the female fish farmers, is directing the research team to one of her cages that was experiencing fish mortalities.

Fish Disease Investigation Increases Disease Awareness Among Small-Scale Fish Farmers

Miniver Kampamba, a young, female farmer in Zambia, experienced severe fish loss, which she suspected was due to disease. To address these challenges for fish farmers like Kampamba, the Development and Investigation of the Delivery Mode of a…

Image Alternative Text: Here, a training facilitator is demonstrating how to make fish-frying batter.

Fish Processors in Nigeria Apply New Skills From Training to Improve Their Products and Businesses

The Nourishing Nations activity led a training during December 2022 to further fish processors' skills to become more profitable and provide Nigerians with nutritious fish. The 75 fish processors (54 women and 21 men) from three senatorial zones in…

Image Alternative Text: Here, fishers are doing a biomass stock assessment training at Wasini Island, Kenya, by diving underwater to assess the fishery. (Photo by Remy Oddenyo, WCS)

Increasing Knowledge of Fisheries Status Through Community Stock Assessment Training

In Kenya, one activity is especially focused on maintaining a sustainable fishery. One way the Achieving Fisheries Sustainability in a Climate Sanctuary activity is accomplishing this is through stock assessment training to estimate fish stock…

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Genetically Improved Aquaculture Species in Bangladesh: Advances and Challenges

This chapter from Frontiers in Aquaculture Biotechnology reviews the genetically improved fish in Bangladesh, highlights the advances and challenges, and touches on their impact on aquaculture production in the country. Click the link above to read…

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Nutrient Capture and Sustainable Yield Maximized by a Gear Modification in Artisanal Fishing Traps

Through the Samaki Salama and the Achieving Fisheries Sustainability in a Climate Sanctuary activities, a new publication is available, which highlights their joint research on coral reef artisanal fisheries and using modified fishing traps.

Image Alternative Text: Chakrya Chum (right) and researchers collecting fish data.

Building the First Nutritional Database for Fish in Cambodia

Our researchers are aiming to make more information available to scientists, policymakers, and farmers about fish nutrition and preservation techniques. Read this Feed the Future article on the work being done through the "Increasing Sustainability…

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A High-quality Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of Rohu Carp, Labeo Rohita, and its Utilization in SNP-based Exploration of Gene Flow and Sex Determination

The Genome Sequencing and Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers from Rohu in Bangladesh activity has a new journal article. The results from the study demonstrate the utility of the new rohu genome in modernizing some aspects…