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    • Unpacking pathways to diversified livelihoods from projects in Pacific Island coastal fisheries 

      Roscher, M.B.; Eriksson, H.; Harohau, D.O.; Mauli, S.; Kaltavara, J.; Boonstra, W.J.; Van Der Ploeg, J.; Matthew B Roscher: 0000-0002-3408-8763; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Livelihood diversification has become an integral focus of policies and investments aiming to reduce poverty, vulnerability, and pressure on fishery resources in coastal communities around the globe. In this regard, coastal ...

    • Genetic correlations between harvest weight and secondary traits in a silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) genetic improvement program 

      Hamilton, M.G.; Yeasin, M.; Chadag, V.; Delamare-Deboutteville, J.; Debnath, P.P.; Benzie, J.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X; Jerome Delamare-Deboutteville: 0000-0003-4169-2456; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      In 2017, the base population of a family-based silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) genetic improvement program was spawned in Bangladesh. This program aims to improve the growth rate of silver carp under polyculture ...

    • Genotype-by-culture-system interaction in catla and silver carp: Monoculture and biculture 

      Hamilton, M.G.; Mekkawy, W.; Alam, M.; Barman, B.K.; Karim, M.; Benzie, J.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Md. Badrul Alam: 0000-0002-7079-4358; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Catla (Catla catla) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) are globally significant aquaculture species, primarily grown in polyculture. The objectives of the current study were to i) quantify genetic differences ...

    • Management and Marketing of Genetically Improved Carp: Slides presented at training workshops 

      Hamilton, M.G.; Yeasin, M.; Reza Hossain, M.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845 (2022)
      Type: Training Material
      This manual includes slides presented at two workshops conducted in Bangladesh in October 2022. Topics addressed in these workshops were the WorldFish Carp Genetic Improvement Program (CGIP), genetic theory, broodfish ...

    • Advancing aquaculture systems productivity through carp genetic improvement project update 

      Hamilton, M.G.; Yeasin, M.; Benzie, J.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Presentation
      Ppt on the advancing aquaculture systems productivity through the carp genetic improvement project. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish and the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) held a Bangladesh Aquaculture ...

    • An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics 

      Diedrich, A.; Duce, S.; Eriksson, H.; Govan, H.; Harohau, D.O.; Koczberski, G.; Lau, J.; Mills, D.J.; Minter, T.; Steenbergen, D.; Troell, M.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Rural, tropical coastal communities are experiencing sustained, often increasing food insecurity, poverty, and global change impacts. These challenges have stimulated a rise in projects aiming to enhance and diversify local ...

    • The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system 

      Tigchelaar, M.; Leape, J.; Micheli, F.; Allison, E.; Basurto, X.; Bennett, A.; Bush, S.R.; Cao, L.; Cheung, W.W.; Crona, B.; DeClerck, F.; Fanzo, J.; Gelcich, S.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Halpern, B.S.; Hicks, C.; Jonell, M.; Kishore, A.; Koehn, Z.; Little, D.; Naylor, R.L.; Phillips, M.J.; Selig, E.R.; Short, R.; Sumaila, U.; Thilsted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Fabrice DeClerck: 0000-0002-3631-8745; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. Blue foods are extraordinarily ...

    • Chromosome‑level genome sequence of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) highlights regions of introgression with O. mossambicus 

      Etherington, G.; Nash, W.; Ciezarek, A.; Mehta, T.K.; Barria, A.; Penaloza, C.; Khan, M.; Durrant, A.; Forres, N.; Fraser, F.; Irish, N.; Kaithakottil, G.G.; Lipscombe, J.; Trinh, T.Q.; Watkins, C.; Swarbreck, D.; Angiolini, E.; Cnaani, A.; Gharbi, K.; Houston, R.; Benzie, J.; Haerty, W.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Background The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the third most important freshwater fish for aquaculture. Its success is directly linked to continuous breeding efforts focusing on production traits such as growth ...

    • Finding logic models for sustainable marine development that deliver on social equity 

      Ota, Y.; Singh, G.G.; Clark, T.; Schutter, M.; Swartz, W.; Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Sustainable development is often represented as contributing to desirable outcomes across economic, environmental, and social goals, yet policies and interventions attempting to deliver sustainable development often disagree ...

    • Continuity and change in the contemporary Pacific food system 

      Andrew, N.L.; Allison, E.; Brewer, T.; Connell, J.; Eriksson, H.; Eurich, J.J.; Farmery, A.; Gephart, J.; Golden, C.D.; Herrero, M.; Mapusua, K.; Seto, K.L.; Sharp, M.; Thornton, P.; Thow, A.M.; Wate, J.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Mario Herrero: 0000-0002-7741-5090; Philip Thornton: 0000-0002-1854-0182 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Pacific food system has become progressively more integrated into global food regimes. This integration has had impacts on availability and consumption of food, population health, and vulnerability to external drivers. ...

    • Social sustainability and equity in the blue economy 

      Bennett, N.; Villasante, S.; Jose, M.; Lopes, P.; Selim, S.A.; Allison, E. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      The ocean economy has the potential to improve human wellbeing. Yet, in practice, its rapid acceleration is often producing few benefits and substantial social harms for rural and resource-dependent coastal communities. ...

    • Livelihoods and territorialisation of ocean space 

      Gustavsson, M.; Allison, E. (2022)
      Type: Book Chapter
      In this chapter we discuss the place of fishing communities and fishing livelihoods within the emerging spatial turn in ocean management. It is argued that the place-specific and mobile livelihood strategies of fishing ...

    • Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 

      Yu, X.; Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.A.; Palstra, A.; Benzie, J.; Trinh, T.Q.; Groenen, M.; Komen, H.; Megens, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Critical swimming speed (Ucrit) is an important measurement of swimming performance and a good indicator for cardio-respiratory health. It offers a new opportunity to select fish with better fitness. However, the genomic ...

    • Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh 

      Meher, M.; Mekkawy, W.; McDougall, C.; Benzie, J.; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Research reporting user trait preferences for fish, particularly in relation to guiding genetic improvement programs are rare, even in tilapia where demand for genetically improved fish has underpinned the expansion of ...

    • An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation 

      Crosman, K.M.; Jurcevic, I.; Holmes, C.V.; Hall, C.C.; Allison, E. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      In recent decades, interest in and application of behavioral insights to conservation theory and practice have expanded significantly. Yet the growth of integrated strategies to adapt and guide human behavior in service ...

    • Fluctuations in growth are heritable and a potential indicator of resilience in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 

      Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.; Bastiaansen, J.W.; Benzie, J.; Khaw, H.; Trinh, T.Q.; Komen, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Resilience can be defined as the capacity of an animal to be minimally affected by perturbations or to quickly recover to the state it had before the perturbation. When applied to production animals, resilience is defined ...

    • Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia 

      Komugisha, B.; Trinh, T.Q.; Sakala, M.; Chungu, P.; Malambo, T.; Hampuwo, B.; Mwema, C.M.; Benzie, J.; Basiita Rose Komugisha: 0000-0002-7257-0286; Catherine Mawia Mwema: 0000-0001-8015-5747; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      In the present study, two hatchery strains of Oreochromis niloticus and two of O. andersonii sourced from different hatcheries in Zambia were subjected to the same feeding and management regimes in a controlled indoor tank ...

    • The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands 

      Gomese, C.; Wate, J.; Alfred, J.; Sendo, E.; Tefetia, M.; Tepai, J.; Maike, P.; Pitakaka, P.; Ride, A.; Eriksson, H.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2022)
      Type: Newsletter
      Documents rural womens cooking practices and livelihoods focusing on lesser known aquatic foods. The article summarizes recipies used in a cooking competition among rural women and uses that as a platform for describing ...

    • Handbook for Artemia Pond Culture in Bangladesh 

      Rahman, M.M.; Hoa, N.; Sorgeloos, P.; Muhammad Meezanur Rahman: 0000-0002-7305-8292 (2022)
      Type: Manual
      Brine shrimp Artemia nauplii constitute the most widely used live-food item for the larviculture of crustaceans and fish. The advantages of Artemia nauplii compared to inert diets are size (450 µm), live prey, digestibility, ...

    • Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide 

      Stetkiewicz, S.; Norman, R.A.; Allison, E.; Andrew, N.L.; Ara, G.; Banner-Stevens, G.; Belton, B.; Beveridge, M.; Bogard, J.; Bush, S.R.; Coffee, P.; Crumlish, M.; Edwards, P.; Eltholth, M.; Falconer, L.; Ferreira, J.G.; Garrett, A.; Gatward, I.; Islam, F.U.; Kaminski, A.; Kjellevold, M.; Kruijssen, F.; Leschen, W.; Mamun, A.; McAdam, B.; Newton, R.; Krogh-Poulsen, B.; Pounds, A.; Richardson, B.; Roos, N.; Röös, E.; Shapper, A.; Spence-McConnell, T.; Suri, S.K.; Thilsted, S.H.; Thompson, K.D.; Tlusty, M.; Troell, M.; Vignola, R.; Young, J.A.; Zhang, W.; Little, D.; Jessica Bogard: 0000-0001-5503-5284; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Sharon K Suri: 0000-0003-3064-7991; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      The contribution of seafood to global food security is being increasingly highlighted in policy. However, the extent to which such claims are supported in the current food security literature is unclear. This review assesses ...