Mitigating Risk

Image Alternative Text: A Sre Ambel River fisher checks his net.

Anchored in Sustainability: Improving Resilience for Cambodian Fishery Communities

The Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience activity is empowering Cambodians with the knowledge to assess changes in their existing fishery to make any needed alterations in the fishing effort. By initiating a Citizen Science program,…

Image Alternative Text: Photo of Dr. Madan Dey

Leveraging Economics to Reduce Foodborne Illness: A Profile of Dr. Madan Dey

Madan Dey, an agricultural economist, performs experiments and analyses to better understand consumer behavior and aims to improve the livelihood of farmers around the world.

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Early Successes Inspire Fish Hatchery Owners to Adopt Cryopreservation Technology

The Cryogenic Sperm Banking for Carps activity has had positive feedback from fish hatchery owners who have raised quality broodstocks of bighead, mrigal, rohu, and silver carp from cryopreserved sperm-originated seeds (fertilized eggs).

Image Alternative Text: a group photo - pictured from left: the owner of Mukasa Agrosolutions Fish Farm, Øystein Evensen of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Reichley, Rowe, and Bernard Hang’ombe of the University of Zambia.

An International Aquatics Advanced Clinical Rotation Offered Rich Research Opportunities

Amanda Rowe, class of 2023 Mississippi State University veterinary student, experienced aquatic research firsthand as a part of an international internship with the Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security (GCAHFS). The internship program…

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Safe Fish for Children and Expecting Mothers

Learn about how the Nourishing Nations activity is working toward helping women and youth have safe, nutritious fish to add to their diets. Read Terezie Tolar-Peterson's Agrilinks article to find out more!

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Strengthening System Resilience for Aquaculture Biosecurity in Nigeria

The Fish Innovation Lab applies a resilience lens when it comes to the scaling and adoption of technologies and approaches currently under research. As an example, the Improving Biosecurity team in Nigeria deals with two related threats to the…

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The Fish Innovation Lab Expands Its Reach to Four New Countries to Examine Impacts of Distant Water Fleets

The Fish Innovation Lab has a new activity to support the USAID research agenda on Distant Water Fleets (DWFs). Led by researchers from the University of Rhode Island, the work is funded through a USAID $200,000 buy-in award and will examine jumbo…

Image Alternative Text: The team met with 30 crayfishers to gain information about the crayfish in Zambia.

A Workshop and Interviews With Fishers Help Researchers Assess Invasive Crayfish in Zambia

The Fish Innovation Lab's project on invasive crayfish in Zambia held a workshop on the invasive species' ecology at the University of Zambia. The team also interviewed local fishers to get a better idea of where crayfish are in the Kafue Floodplain…

Image Alternative Text: Woman wearing a tan head covering sits beside her fish harvest in the trunk of a car

Integrated Rice-Fish Farming in Nigeria: A Resilient Approach in the Face of Climate Change

Severe weather events like flooding, drought and rising temperatures disproportionately affect many Nigerian fishing and farming communities given the naturally arid conditions of their environment. Read the full story by Feed the Future to learn…

Image Alternative Text: A partial view of the Hakaluki Haor wetland in Bangladesh. Photo Credit: M. Gulam Hussain

Innovations in Aquaculture Production and Fisheries Management Build Climate Resilience

Since changes in climate and extreme weather events can significantly impact the aquaculture and fisheries industries, the Fish Innovation Lab is working to address climate-related shocks to help build resilience and mitigate risks.