Harnessing Aquatic Foods for Healthy People, Healthy Planet, and Shared Prosperity
Big Splashes Over Five Years, 2020–2025
Global Impact from WorldFish Research and Innovations
people, including women and children, nourished adequately with aquatic foods integrated in their diets
women and people from other marginalized groups empowered with greater access to resources, markets, and decision-making in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
households increased their incomes through increased sustainable production of aquatic foods
hectares restored through sustainable/ improved management of natural resources
MT of fish, seaweed, and other aquatic foods produced with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and greater resource efficiency
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Stay up-to-date with the latest news and developments in research and innovations across aquatic food systems.
Rice-Field Pond Systems for Food and Resilient Livelihoods
Blog
In Cambodia’s rice-growing regions, small ponds dug beside rice fields can change everything. By capturing and storing water, providing refuge for fish and supplying…
Nutrition and Public Health, Climate and Environmental Sustainability • 10 Sep 2025
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From Learner to Leader: Driving Aquaculture Innovation and Impact in Nepal
Impact Story
“In 2013, a WorldFish-organized visit to Bangladesh transformed how I run my hatchery, introducing me to advanced technologies at the Bangladesh Fisheries Research…
Social and Economic Inclusion • 21 Aug 2025
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Hatchery-Based Small Indigenous Species (SIS) Seed Production Unlocks New Pathways for Resilient Aquatic Food Systems
Blog
Hatchery-based mass seed production of Small Indigenous Species (SIS) represents a vital innovation in strengthening resilient and nutrition-sensitive aquatic food…
Nutrition and Public Health • 14 Aug 2025
Read MoreBig Facts on Aquatic Foods
600
million number of people around the world who depend on small-scale fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
204
million tons - the volume of aquatic food production by 2030.
60
million - number of people engaged in the primary sector of fisheries and aquaculture in 2018.
24
trillion - the value of the ocean economy, including fisheries, shipping lanes and tourism.