Discover our latest success stories, stories from the field, blogs, and opinion pieces contributed by our thought leaders and global experts. Through evidence-based storytelling, we examine and report on WorldFish work towards transforming aquatic food systems for healthy people and the planet.

    Afrina Choudhury (left) conducting an in-depth interview in Khulna, Bangladesh. Photo by Md. Mezbah Uddin.

    In the Spotlight: Afrina Choudhury

    Posted by Aniss Khalida Mohd Khalid - 5 minutes read
    March 01, 2022

    Access and benefit sharing, Agrifood systems, Aquaculture, Equity

    A fisher couple is harvesting sea weeds at Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Photo by Aminul Islam, WorldFish

    WorldFish spotlights resilient aquatic food systems at the Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum  

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read

    Oceans, blue economy

    Rice-pond fisheries are an example of a food system focused not just on production but also nutritional outcomes. Photo by Fani Llauradó.

    Nudging fisheries and aquaculture research towards food systems

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
    February 08, 2022

    Food systems, aquatic food systems, Sustainability, Livelihoods

    ‘A huge benefit’: 2nd public-private-partnership tilapia hatchery opens in Lautem, Timor-Leste

    ‘A huge benefit’: 2nd public-private-partnership tilapia hatchery opens in Lautem, Timor-Leste

    Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read

    Fish farming, Food security, Nutrition, Small-scale aquaculture

    Zacari Edwards was a contributing author to the IHH Maldives case study.

    Illuminating Hidden Harvests country case study author: Zacari Edwards

    Posted by WorldFish - 5 minutes read
    February 01, 2022

    Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture, economy

    Just before interviewing trap fishers in Seychelles to learn about their values and preferences, as well as their views on the blue economy. Photo by Marleen Schutter.

    In the Spotlight: Marleen Schutter

    Posted by Aniss Khalida Mohd Khalid - 4 minutes read
    January 31, 2022

    Oceans, blue economy, Governance, Equity

    Women drying small fish before grinding them to powder. Photo by Finn Thilsted

    WorldFish wins inaugural Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge

    Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
    January 27, 2022

    Nutrition, Food systems

    Kechicha’s Imoran Farm opened a retail store selling dried catfish and other value-added foods to retailers and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Tatios Kechicha / Imoran Farms

    Emerging Youth: Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha

    Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 5 minutes read
    January 24, 2022

    Youth, Small scale aquaculture, Entrepreneurship, innovation

    Closing investment gaps in African aquatic foods

    Posted by WorldFish - 7 minutes read
    January 21, 2022

    Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed appointed WorldFish’s new Interim Director General

    Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
    January 04, 2022

    Dr. Gareth Johnstone steps down as WorldFish Director General end of December 2021

    Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
    January 04, 2022

    Marketing fish in a local market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo by Nhuong Tran.

    Launching Nigeria's Fish Futures to nourish a nation

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 3 minutes read
    December 28, 2021

    Livelihoods, Aquaculture development, Food security, Research

    annual report 2020 cover

    WorldFish 2020 Annual Report

    Posted by - 1 minute read
    December 23, 2021

    Fish farmer U Zaw Zaw casts his net in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. Photo by Kyaw-Win-Khaing.

    Launching the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 3 minutes read
    December 23, 2021

    Aquaculture, Artisanal fisheries

    The CGIAR Research Program on Fisheries Agri-Food Systems (FISH) came to a successful conclusion after providing five years of evidence. Photo by Balaram Mahalder

    CGIAR Research Program for Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) ends with a splash

    Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 8 minutes read
    December 22, 2021

    Nutrition, Sustainable Aquaculture, Resilient Small-scale fisheries

    Joshua Wesana

    In the Spotlight: Joshua Wesana

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
    December 21, 2021

    Value chains, Nutrition

    Fisheries & Aquaculture students at the NRDC Aquaculture Skills Training Center, Lusaka

    Revising aquaculture curriculums to support youth in Zambia

    Posted by Tabitha Mulilo - 3 minutes read
    December 20, 2021

    Youth, Fisheries

    Diving deep into the diversity of fish and other aquatic foods offers an unmatched potential to transform food systems for healthier people and a sustainable planet.

    Harnessing aquatic foods for sustainable healthy diets

    Posted by John Beddington, Naoko Yamamoto - 6 minutes read
    December 17, 2021

    Nutrition, aquatic food systems, Sustainability

    Surendran Rajaratnam shares how through his work as a post-doctoral fellow specializing in gender studies at WorldFish, women in aquatic food systems are further empowered.

    In the Spotlight: Surendran Rajaratnam

    Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 5 minutes read
    December 16, 2021

    Gender, Aquaculture, women

    A family fishes in Chandpur, Bangladesh. Photo by Finn Thilsted.

    Illuminating Hidden Harvests to shine a light on small-scale fisheries

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read
    December 17, 2021

    Small-scale fisheries, Sustainable Development, Research, Gender

    Fish trader in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo by Stevie Mann.

    Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on Africa’s women fish processors and traders

    Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
    December 01, 2021

    Gender, Food security, Fisheries, Aquaculture