Harnessing Aquatic Foods for Healthy People, Healthy Planet, and Shared Prosperity

 
Aquatic Food Biosciences
 
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems
 

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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The Latest

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and developments in research and innovations across aquatic food systems.

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

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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

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From Sea to Livelihood: Youth in Inhaca Island Cultivate Opportunity

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On Inhaca Island in southern Mozambique, a group of young people have been trying something new. With support from Eduardo Mondlane University, they’ve begun farming…

Climate and Environmental Sustainability, Social and Economic Inclusion • 12 Aug 2025

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Big 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.