Discover our latest news, 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.

Colours FM 101.6 hosted a special Women in Aquaculture and Nutrition show in conjunction with the 2021 National Fisheries Week in Bangladesh. Photo captured from Colours FM’s Facebook livestream

Bangladeshi actress Jannatul Peya champions women in aquatic food systems

Posted by Maherin Ahmed - 2 minutes read
October 01, 2021

Blue economy, Capacity Strengthening

Kyi Kyi Than plants rice in an integrated rice-fish system in the Ayeyarwady Delta. Photo by Majken Schmidt Søgaard.

Thinking fish: A prerequisite for multifunctional landscape management

Posted by Matthew McCartney, Sanjiv de Silva - 5 minutes read
September 30, 2021

Nutrition, Food security, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation

Limited options to process aquatic foods can result in decrease in their quantity and quality. Photo by Lydia O'Meara and Baishnaba Ratha

Reducing loss and waste in aquatic food systems a win for food and nutrition

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
September 29, 2021

Food wastes, Economic losses, Research, Supply Chains

Smoked fish under a solar drier in Zambia. Photo by Chosa Mweemba.

5 innovations reducing loss and waste in aquatic food systems

Posted by Kate McMahon - 6 minutes read
September 29, 2021

innovation, Research, Food wastes, Economic losses

Fishermen in Sunamganj, Bangladesh. Photo by Finn Thilsted.

Harnessing diversity within aquatic food systems is key to food and nutrition security

Posted by WorldFish - 4 minutes read
September 27, 2021

Food security, Research, Nutrition, Resilient Small-scale fisheries

Pronoti Rani and her children eat nutrient-rich small fish in their meal in Moulavibazar, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Mahabubur Rahman.

Global demand for aquatic foods set to nearly double by 2050

Posted by WorldFish - 4 minutes read
September 21, 2021

Food security, Research, Nutrition

Community-led refuge for small fish in Cambodia provides food, nutrition and income security to the rural communities. Photo by Finn Thilsted.

Integrated food, land and water systems for building faster resilience

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read
September 20, 2021

small-scale fisheries

More affordable aquatic foods could prevent 166 million micronutrient deficiencies worldwide, finds new paper

Posted by WorldFish - 3 minutes read
September 16, 2021

Food security, Research, Nutrition

A fisherman casts his net in the Republic of Kiribati. Photo by Quentin Hanich

Climate change major threat to food and income security in fish-dependent countries, study finds

Posted by WorldFish - 4 minutes read
September 15, 2021

Sustainability, Research, climate, Resilience

Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted

WorldFish's Shakuntala Thilsted honored with Arrell Global Food Innovation Award

Posted by WorldFish - 5 minutes read
September 15, 2021

Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture

Aquatic foods are the cornerstone of the diets, livelihoods, economies and cultures of many communities around the world. Photo by Wade Fairley.

UNFSS solution cluster puts aquatic foods at the center of food systems

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read
September 14, 2021

Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture

dr. Shakuntala

Press Release: Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award

Posted by - 8 minutes read
September 15, 2021

Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture

Fisherwomen hold a catfish harvested from their pond in Cameroon. Photo by Randall Brummett.

Free webinar series fuels Africa’s aquaculture sector

Posted by Kate McMahon - 5 minutes read
September 10, 2021

Aquaculture

Aquatic food systems provide decent employment opportunities for youth. Photo by Edward H. Allison

Breaking barriers to youth engagement in aquatic food systems

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 6 minutes read
September 09, 2021

Small-Scale Fisheries, Aquaculture

Cooking a traditional fish dinner in Bangladesh. Photo by CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh.

Linking aquatic foods with food and nutrition in policy

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read
September 07, 2021

Aquaculture

Sajeda Yasmin

In the Spotlight: Sajeda Yasmin

Posted by Kate McMahon - 5 minutes read
August 30, 2021

Aquaculture

Youth prepare nutritious biscuits using FedWell’s dried small fish powder. Photo by Thomas Tha Thaw.

Fish-based products empower youth to nourish Myanmar

Posted by Kate McMahon - 4 minutes read
August 27, 2021

Small-Scale Fisheries

Shakuntala Thilsted presenting her speech on aquatic foods for health, wealth and ecological recovery at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit event. Photo by Cristiano Minichiello/UN Photo.

WorldFish at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit

Posted by Aniss Khalida Mohd Khalid - 5 minutes read
August 23, 2021

Aquaculture

distributing tilapia

Locally-farmed tilapia distributed to flood victims in Dili, Timor-Leste

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read
August 23, 2021

Aquaculture

Tilapia fingerlings being brought at the NARDC aquaculture ponds in Kitwe, Zambia. Photo by Doina Huso.

Reeling in economic opportunities for Africa’s youth

Posted by Indika Arulingam - 4 minutes read

Aquaculture

having aquatic food

Governments increasingly prioritize aquatic foods to nourish nations, study finds

Posted by Matthew O'Leary - 4 minutes read
August 18, 2021

Aquaculture