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    • The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women 

      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: Video
      The importance of indigenous freshwater foods for rural women in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands A film has been produced by WorldFish in partnership with the Guadalcanal Provincial Government on the vital role of ...

    • Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems 

      Mohammed, E. (2022)
      Type: Blog
      Across the island states of the Pacific, indigenous food systems have been shaped and refined over centuries to make the most of bountiful natural resources without exhausting them. The exchange of fish and crops is the ...

    • Climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in Odisha, India: a new horizon in sustainability, adaptation, and mitigation 

      Dubey, S.K.; Panemangalore, A.P.; Shenoy, N.; Gaikwad, A.; Mohanty, B.; Baliarsingh, B.K.; Dutta, S.; Ratha, B.C.; Sethi, B.K.; Pal, M.; Bhanja, D.; Acharya, S.; Arun Padiyar Panemangalore: 0000-0002-5271-8642 (2022)
      Type: Book Chapter
      The aquaculture sector plays very momentous role in providing nutritionally rich food and livelihood support to the impecunious communities across the developing world thus contributing directly and indirectly to their ...

    • Linking small-scale fisheries co-management to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 

      Smallhorn-West, P.; Cohen, P.J.; Phillips, M.; Jupiter, S.; Govan, H.; Pressey, R.L.; Patrick Smallhorn-West: 0000-0001-6782-3704; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Small-scale fisheries account for 90% of global fishers and 40% of the global catch. Effectively managing small-scale fisheries is, therefore, crucial to progressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

    • Aquaculture advisory tool 

      Greengas, C.; Hossain, P.R.; Lundeba, M.; Mudege, N.; Watson, B.; Stander, H.; Peerzadi Rumana Hossain: 0000-0002-1125-284X; Mary Lundeba: 0000-0001-8274-0800; Netsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967 (2022)
      Type: Tool
      This first draft of a Decision Lattice (technically called a Formal Concept Lattice) visualises the scenario decision matrix following the input of data from the High and Low Temperature actions in the tables given. The ...

    • Factors impacting antimicrobial resistance in the South East Asian food system and potential places to intervene: A participatory, one health study 

      Lambraki, I.; Chadag, V.; Cousins, M.; Graells, T.; Leger, A.; Henriksson, P.J.; Troell M. ; Harbarth, S.; Wernli, D.; Jørgensen, P.S.; Carson, C.; Parmley, J.E.; Majowicz, S.; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X; Patrik John Gustav Henriksson: 0000-0002-3439-623X (2023)
      Type: Journal Article
      Background: With AMU projected to increase, South East Asia (SEA) is at high risk of experiencing disproportionate health, social, and economic burdens due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our objective was to identify ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

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

      Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.A. ; 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 ...

    • The future of fish supply-demand in Malawi and its implications for nutrition security and poverty reduction 

      Tran, N.; Peart, J.; Rodriguez, U.P.; Chan, C.; Hoong, Y.; Siamudaala, V.; Njaya, F.; Kafakoma, R.; Nhuong Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571; Chin Yee Chan: 0000-0001-8615-2678 (2022)
      Type: Working Paper
      Fish plays an important dietary and economic role in Malawi, providing 28% of animal protein intake. Per capita fish consumption increased from 10.7 kg in 2016 to about 12.6 kg in 2018. The contribution of fish to Malawi’s ...

    • 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 ...

    • Future fish supply and demand in Tanzania 

      Tran, N.; Maskaeva, A.; Msafiri, M.; Chan, C.; Peart, J.; Mrosso, H.; Shoko, A.P.; Madalla, N.; Nhuong Tran: 0000-0002-1813-4571; Chin Yee Chan: 0000-0001-8615-2678 (2022)
      Type: Internal Report
      Aquatic food production in Tanzania has substantial room to grow as multiple indicators of fishery performance are lower than expected. Tanzania’s population growth is outpacing the rate of growth in the aquatic food supply, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Do governance networks build collaborative capacity for sustainable development? Insights from Solomon Islands 

      Blythe, J.; Cohen, P.J.; Eriksson, H.; Harohau, D.O.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      To build capacity for addressing complex sustainable development challenges, governments, development agencies, and non-governmental organizations are making substantial investments in governance networks. Yet, enthusiasm ...

    • Managing fisheries for maximum nutrient yield 

      Robinson, J.; Nash, K.; Blanchard, J.; Maire, E.; Graham, N.; MacNeil, M.A.; Zamborain-Mason, J.; Allison, E.; Hicks, C. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Wild-caught fish are a bioavailable source of nutritious food that, if managed strategically, could enhance diet quality for billions of people. However, optimising nutrient production from the sea has not been a priority, ...