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    • Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Andhra Pradesh, India February - July 2020 

      Middleton, L.; Mohan, A.B.; Babu, R.; Shieh, J.; Ghazali, S.B.; Dhar, G.; Belton, B.; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159 (2020)
      Type: Report
      We conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Andhra Pradesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions ...

    • ‘Good science’: Using sex-disaggregated data in small-scale fisheries research and policy 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      Type: Blog
      Globally, relatively few data are available about women’s role in small-scale fisheries, despite their active participation as fishers, processors, traders and marketers. This calls for greater efforts by researchers, ...

    • SSF Guidelines represent voyage of struggle, empathy and support 

      Bevitt, K. (2018)
      Type: Blog
      Blogpost about the journey of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines, featuring quotes from John Kurien

    • 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet 

      Lala-Pritchard, T.; Johnstone, G. (2020)
      Type: Internal Report
      The WorldFish Research and Innovation Strategy 2020-2030: Aquatic Foods for Healthy People and Planet charts a decade-long aquatic foods agenda toward sustainable and equitable global food systems. The strategy sets ...

    • Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Nigeria February - July 2020 

      Middleton, L.; Olaniyi, A.A.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Rosen, L.; Ghazali, S.B.; Dhar, G.; Belton, B.; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159 (2020)
      Type: Report
      We conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Nigeria to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...

    • Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Myanmar February - July 2020 

      Middleton, L.; Wai, C.; Phyo, E.E.; Khin, M.; Than Oo, A.; Oo, K.; Khaing, K.; Myint, K.T.; Yu, M.; Noot, S.; Phyu, Y.; Akester, M.J.; Rosen, L.; Ghazali, S.B.; Dhar, G.; Belton, B.; Ei Ei Phyo: 0000-0002-3745-7659; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159 (2020)
      Type: Report
      We conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Myanmar to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...

    • Impacts of COVID-19 on Aquatic Food Supply Chains in Egypt February – July 2020 

      Middleton, L.; Nasr-Allah, Ahmed ; EL-Sira, I.S.; Sbaay, A.S.; Rosen, L.; Ghazali, S.B.; Dhar, G.; Belton, B.; Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah: 0000-0001-6299-8556; Ibrahim Salah EL-Sira: 0000-0002-6521-3563; Ashraf Shabaan Sbaay: 0000-0001-5678-7488; Saadiah binti Ghazali: 0000-0001-9796-6159 (2020)
      Type: Report
      We conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Egypt to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...

    • Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world 

      Belton, B.; Little, D.; Zhang, W.; Edwards, P.; Skaladany, M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted: 0000-0002-4041-1651 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Recent literature on marine fish farming brands it as potentially compatible with sustainable resource use, conservation, and human nutrition goals, and aligns with the emerging policy discourse of ‘blue growth’. We advance ...

    • Maintaining diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change 

      Freed, S.; Barman, B.K.; Dubois, M.; Flor, R.B.; Smith, S.F.; Gregory, R.; Hadi, B.; Halwart, M.; Haque, A.M.; Jagadish, K.; Joffre, O.M.; Karim, M.; Kura, Y.; McCartney, M.; Mondal, M.; Nguyen, V.; Sinclair, F.; Stuart, A.; Tezzo, X.; Yadav, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Mark Dubois: 0000-0002-8092-6465; A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque: 0000-0002-5334-5630; Olivier M. Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815; Xavier Simon Andre Tezzo: 0000-0002-4509-2901; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Rice and fish are preferred foods, critical for healthy and nutritious diets, and provide the foundations of local and national economies across Asia. Although transformations, or “revolutions,” in agriculture and aquaculture ...

    • Genotype by environment interaction between aerated and non-aerated ponds and the impact of aeration on genetic parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 

      Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.A.; Benzie, J.; Khaw, H.; Megens, H.; Trinh, T.Q.; Komen, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      A major problem in smallholder Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farms is that the achieved production is much lower than under optimal management. One of the main environmental factors contributing to lower production ...

    • Livelihood vulnerabilities among women in small-scale fisheries in Ghana 

      Appiah, S.; TO, A.; Tetty, A.; Abbey, E.; Kuwornu, J.; Cole, S.M.; Chimatiro, S.; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Women play essential role in the fisheries sector of Ghana, particularly their involvement in post-harvest activities. However, several factors make them vulnerable to livelihood insecurity. This paper investigates the ...

    • Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through integration of fisheries: A guide for water planners, managers and engineers 

      Nguyen-Khoa, S.; McCartney, M.; Smith, S.F.; Matthew McCartney: 0000-0001-6342-2815 (2019)
      Type: Internal Report
      Sections 1 Guidelines for planners and mangers produced on increasing benefits and sustainability of water infrastructure through integration of fisheries

    • Training manual for partner NGO staff and Local Service Providers (LSPs) (Bangla version) 

      Zahura, I.; Shahin, S.A. (2020)
      Type: Manual
      The capacity building of the partner staff and local service provider is a major activity of the project. This module was develop to build the capacity of the stakeholders. All the components of the project have been ...

    • Ocean action newsletter (volume 9) March 2019 

      Bevitt, K.
      Type: Newsletter
      A major new study on small-scale fisheries is underway. Led by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, in partnership with WorldFish and Duke University, the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (#28237)study will analyze data ...

    • Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #2 Oct 2019 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      Type: Newsletter
      The second news update for the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) study covers the progress of research activities, the latest news and upcoming events.

    • Illuminating Hidden Harvest news update - edition #1 April 2019 

      Bevitt, K. (2019)
      Type: Newsletter
      The IHH newsletter provides an update on progress to date, latest news and upcoming events.

    • Sex determination in the GIFT strain of tilapia is controlled by a locus in linkage group 23 

      Taslima, K.; Wehner, S.; Taggart, J.B.; de Verdal, H.; Benzie, J.; Bekaert, M.; McAndrew, B.J.; Penman, D.J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Tilapias (Family Cichlidae) are the second most important group of aquaculture species in the world. They have been the subject of much research on sex determination due to problems caused by early maturation in culture ...

    • Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain 

      Bartie, K.L.; Taslima, K.; Bekaert, M.; Wehner, S.; Syaifudin, M.; Taggart, J.B.; de Verdal, H.; Rosario, W.; Muyalde, N.; Benzie, J.; McAndrew, B.J.; Penman, D.J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      The “Molobicus” hybrid breeding programme was initiated to improve tilapia growth performance in brackish water. The base population was created by backcrossing F1 Oreochromis niloticus GIFT strains × feral O. mossambicus ...

    • Training manual on dry fish production and business development (Bangla version) 

      Zahura, I.; Shahin, S.A.; Bhattacharjee, D.; Haque, S.; Islam, M. (2020)
      Type: Manual
      This manual will be used to train the women those who are interested to produce dry for small entrepreneur development .

    • Lived experiences of Covid-19: impacts on an atoll island community, Papua New Guinea 

      Lau, J.; Sutcliffe, S.; Hungito, W.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423 (2020)
      Type: Report
      This report details the findings from in-depth interviews with community members in an atoll island community in Manus Province, about their experiences during and after the PNG state of emergency. The interviews were ...