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Image Alternative Text: Taabia’s photo was taken while helping with the analysis of the oyster samples.

Oysters Have Potential as a Rich Source of Micronutrients in Ghana

The Fish Innovation Lab's activity, which examined the micronutrient impact of oysters in women shellfishers' diets, has discovered that heavy metal contamination is not a concern in the study area in Ghana with levels of mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and lead all below international regulatory limits.

Image Alternative Text: Oluwasanmi Aina, Larry Hanson, Olanike Adeyemo, and Selim Alarape are seen at Cypress Cove Boardwalk in Mississippi.

A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Furthers Research on Catfish Disease Diagnostics for Nigeria

Oluwasanmi Aina and Selim Alarape, from the Aquaculture Biosecurity team, engaged in training at Mississippi State University to equip them with the tools necessary to establish fish virology knowledge in Nigeria.

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Transformation of the Feed Supply Segment of the Aquaculture Value Chain in Bangladesh

The Machine Learning for Better Aquaculture activity has a new journal article in Aquaculture. Read the abstract to learn more about how the team conducted a survey to address the lack of information on feed trading in Bangladesh. They distinguished between two distinct types of feed suppliers: (1) Dealers who are dedicated agents for specific feed mills and (2) Independent retailers who specialize more in selling agricultural processing by-products as feeds.

Image Alternative Text: Shamsul Alam addressing the workshop as the chief guest

Policy Workshop on Aquaculture Value Chain Development Strategies in Bangladesh

The Fish Innovation Lab activity on strategies for an inclusive aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh held a policy workshop in Bangladesh which over 170 invited national and international participants and stakeholders attended.

Image Alternative Text: Mothers evaluating instant porridge with fish powder. Photo by Agness Chileya

Combating Malnutrition in Zambia With Fish-Based Recipes

FishFirst! Zambia implemented nutrition training to promote enhanced nutrition for women and children using recipes, which incorporate fish powder. This article also includes a short video on the activity highlighted at the end of the article.

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The Structure, Conduct, and Performance of the Hatchery Segment of the Aquaculture Value Chain in Bangladesh

The Machine Learning for Better Aquaculture activity has a new journal article in Frontiers in Aquaculture. Read the abstract to learn more about how the team conducted a methodological analysis of the hatchery segment of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh.

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UN Environment Programme Picks Renowned MSU Ecologist for Global Advisory Group

Sandra Correa, who leads our Increasing Fisheries Sustainability for Resilience team, was invited by the U.N. Environment Programme for membership in its Multidisciplinary Expert Scientific Advisory Group. Read more of the Mississippi State University news article by clicking the link.

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Finding a Way Forward: Safer Fish for Bangladeshi Consumers

Our Asia Specialist, Madan Dey, is the lead researcher on an activity with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety, which identified the top challenges for food safety in Bangladeshi fish consumption. Check out the Agrilinks article!

Image Alternative Text: Sampling of fish in presence of Liton Morol (far left) at his nursery farm.

Dreams of Becoming a Successful, Quality Fish Seed Producer are Realized

Md. Liton Morol's early experience as a fish seed producer in Bangladesh was tumultuous, but thanks to the Cryogenic Sperm Banking team, he has received success in rearing cryopreserved sperm-originated seeds on his farm. "During samplings, I found significantly higher growth in cryopreserved sperm-originated seeds than the control and sold these fingerlings to some farms where they observed the same performance within six months of rearing,” Morol said.

Image Alternative Text: The Fish Innovation Lab research team with Teresa and Koch of AGGRC, Louisiana State University, U.S.A., at the workshop venue. (Photo by M. Gulam Hussain) 

Final Workshop of Fish Innovation Lab's Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Carps Activity in Bangladesh

The Fish Innovation Lab Cryogenic Sperm Banking team held their final dissemination workshop in July 2023. Over 50 invited national and international participants and stakeholders were present at the workshop and represented a number of institutions, organizations, and universities.