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Coastal fisheries in a pandemic: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu experiences
Type: Blog
Almost everyone in the Pacific eats fish regularly, but most people are not fishers. Fish is caught, distributed and then acquired by consumers through purchase, gifting or bartering. We estimate through our research at ...
COVID-19 impact on aquatic food systems reveals insights for future resilience
Type: Blog
The onset of COVID-19 disrupted food value chains and reversed years of progress on key development indicators. The pandemic induced shocks to food systems globally, but particularly impacted value chains in food insecure ...
The cool women of Malaita
Type: Blog
During 2016 livelihood ideas were diagnosed for feasibility using a livelihood assessment guide to identify potential problems with the idea. Since 2017, the women in West Are’are Rokotanikeni Women’s Association in Solomon ...
Fishing and aquaculture: underestimated as a source of income and food
Type: Blog
Finding ways to feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries has become an urgent global priority. Doing so will require radical transformation of food systems. The Food Systems ...
Lived experiences: Small-scale fishers and fishworkers share their stories
Type: Blog
Millions of people across the globe work in and around small-scale fisheries, which provides them and their communities with vital income, food and nutrition and sustains their culture. Here, we hear from fishers and ...
Substituting outdated methods: Adoption of contemporary technology for Small Scale Aquaculture (SSA) in Myanmar
Type: Blog
This intervention is first of its kind in Myanmar. This simple and affordable jar system is suitable for hatching of eggs of various fish species; carp, pike, perch, catfish, burbot, and sturgeon amongst others. This entire ...
Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean
Type: Blog
A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.” Optimistic projections say that smart mariculture – fish farming ...
Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos
Type: Blog
Dr. Sergio Macedo Gomes de Mattos, who works for the Brazilian Artisanal Fishing Network (Teia de Redes da Pesca Artesanal do Brasil), was a contributing author to the marine part of the IHH Brazil case study. Mattos has ...
Emerging Scientist: Laura Khor
Type: Blog
Laura Khor, a WorldFish Research Fellow, earned her Master of Science in Aquaculture from Universiti Malaysia Sabah and is currently working on novel approaches to monitoring and mitigating disease outbreaks in aquaculture. ...
Scientific food systems help biodiversity, livelihoods
Type: Blog
Evidence-based collaborative approaches need to be applied to conservation as a million animal and plant species are being pushed to the brink of extinction and fish stocks fall globally. Scientific food systems help ...