Projects

Currently, the Fish Innovation Lab has projects in four countries that address our three areas of inquiry, four cross-cutting themes, and support our theory of change.

Scroll to read about our projects in Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia.

Bangladesh

• Cryogenic Sperm Banking of Indian Major Carps (Catla Catla, Labeo Rohita, and Cirrhinus Cirrhosus) and Exotic Carps (Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix, Hypophthalmichthys Nobilis, and Ctenopharyngodon Idella) for Commercial Seed Production and Brood Banking

• Genome Sequencing and Development of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers From Rohu in Bangladesh

• Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture Production and Value Chain Performance in Bangladesh

• Identifying Major Sources of Fecal Pathogens in Bangladeshi Aquaculture Value Chains and the Most Cost-Effective Risk Reduction Strategies

Cambodia

• Development of Bighead Catfish Culture for Sustainable Aquaculture in Cambodia

• Increasing Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Resilience of Cambodian Communities

Kenya

• Achieving Coral Reef Fishery Sustainability in East African Biodiversity and Climate Refugia Centers

• SecureFish: Improved Nutrition Security in Kenya Through Increased Access to and Consumption of Coastal Marine Fish

Nigeria

• From Harvest to Plate: An Analysis of the Aquaculture Post-Harvest Chain in Nigeria

Zambia

• Fish4Zambia: Assessing Facilitators and Barriers to Aquaculture and Fish Consumption in Zambia
   
• FishFirst! Zambia: Research for Development and Scaling Staple-Fish Products for Enhanced Nutrition in the First 1,000 Days of Life 
   

• Replacing Fishmeal with Single Cell Proteins in Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus Diets in Zambia