News

Image Alternative Text: Seated, Bora, a male caregiver from Kuruwitu village, received nutrition education on the multiple nutrients in fish from a nutrition educator.

Individualized Nutrition Education and Group Cooking Demonstrations Increase Knowledge on Fish Consumption Among Caregivers

Bora, a participant in the Samaki Salama cooking demonstrations, not only received nutrition education thanks to the team's work, but he also learned how to cook healthy, well-balanced meals for himself and his four-year-old son. Read this success story to find out how the Samaki Salama activity is using cooking demonstrations to help improve the health of families in Kenyan communities.

Image Alternative Text: Photo of Michael Rice, giving a presentation (Photo by Prof. Eva Nambeye)

Forty Years of Aquaculture Management in the Dagupan City Estuary, Philippines [video lecture]

Watch the seminar given by Michael Rice, of the University of Rhode Island, on the Mississippi State University campus. Rice reviews 40 years of aquaculture management in the Dagupan City estuary, Philippines, for environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

Image Alternative Text: a pier in Paracas, Peru, showing several fishing ships

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 squid in Peru, round scad in the Philippines, a multi-species tuna stock in Madagascar, and skipjack tuna in the Pacific Islands region.

Image Alternative Text: Hamisi, is a fisherman in Uyombo, receiving his modified basket trap from two of the Samaki Salama project staff.

Modified Fishing Traps and Fisher Workshops Promote Fish Consumption and Sustainable Fishing

As a part of the Samaki Salama project, the team distributes basket traps to fishers and, in return, receives data on the amount and types of fish caught. Hamisi, one out of 100 fishers who received basket traps, has reported an increase in the economic value of the fish he has captured thanks to the modified traps.

Image Alternative Text: Headshot of Alaina Dismukes

Meet the Communications Specialist: Alaina Dismukes

Meet Alaina Dismukes, the Fish Innovation Lab's communications specialist. "I believe the way to solving big problems like food insecurity starts by making sure everyone has a seat at the table."

Image Alternative Text: Man throws feed into a catfish pond

Webinar Series: Learnings From the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish in Nigeria

The Fish Innovation Lab and Aquaculture Africa Magazine bring you a set of four exciting and informative webinars that will unpack important lessons from the Fish Innovation Lab's activities in Nigeria. Join global experts as they present and discuss key aspects related to the Nigerian aquaculture sector and provide an opportunity for questions and interaction.

Image Alternative Text: In this group picture, Isomo (first from right) did field work with attendants as Elizabeth Akuwa monitored (first from left).

Fish Innovation Lab Trainees Identify Areas of Waste and Make Improvements at the Farm Level

The Applying Lean Management in Aquaculture Production project is continuing to enhance food security and increase economic returns through a train-the-trainers approach. Read about how Sunday Isomo has improved workplace organization on his farm, minimized waste associated with feeding fish by 50%, and reduced the cost of pumping water by 70%, which abolished all-day water pumping.

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 and Lake Kariba areas.

Image Alternative Text: Rice-fish demonstration site farmer in the Kebbi state of northeastern Nigeria explaining to community farmers how the rice-fish system works, its benefits and challenges.

Integrating Aquaculture in African Rice Farms May Increase Health, Wealth

The Aquaculture Diversification in Rural Communities project is helping Nigerian rice farmers diversify food production through aquaculture systems that integrate raising native catfish in rice fields. Check out this news release by the University of Georgia to learn more about the project's recent work in Nigeria.

Image Alternative Text: No image available.

Insights of Freshwater Carp Polyculture in Bangladesh: Inefficiency, Yield Gap, and Yield Loss Perspectives

The "Genome sequencing and development of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from Rohu in Bangladesh" project has a new journal article in Aquaculture. The research focuses on inefficiency, yield gap, and yield loss of carp polyculture in Bangladesh.