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.

Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted was recognized at the recent International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries (ICSF) for her contributions to developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems. Photo by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain

Shakuntala Thilsted receives award from Sylhet Agricultural University

Posted by Mohammad Shohorab Hossain - 3 minutes read

aquatic foods, Nutrition, Food security, Livelihoods

Happy youth entrepreneur, Nigeria. Photo by Adesanya Omotomiwa IITA and Olaniyi Ajibola, WorldFish.

Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia: Benefiting aquatic food producers in the past, present and future

Posted by Trịnh Quốc Trọng , John Benzie - 5 minutes read

Tilapia, Aquaculture, Genetic improvement, Sustainability

aquatic foods have earned their place at the table in discussions regarding planet-healthy diets taking place among policymakers and governmental agencies worldwide. Photo by WorldFish

Aquatic foods’ seat at the table

Posted by John Bakum - 5 minutes read

aquatic foods, Nutrition, climate, Sustainability

Fisheries landing site, Malaysia. Photo by Fred Weirowsky

Strengthening the voices of small-scale fishers for change

Posted by Sarah Erickson , Alexander Tilley - 3 minutes read

Resilient Small-scale fisheries, Artisanal fisheries, aquatic foods, Community management

International Youth Day: Solidarity with young aquatic actors

Posted by WorldFish - 2 minutes read

Youth, aquatic food systems, Employment, Education

WorldFish's Florine Lim Pei Pei was announced the first-ever recipient of the CGIAR Inclusive Leader Award at the recent CGIAR Inclusive Workplace Awards Ceremony

WorldFish’s Florine Lim bags inaugural CGIAR Inclusive Leader award

Posted by WorldFish - 3 minutes read

Leadership, Inclusion, Gender, Research

Sarawak Biodiversity Centre briefing Shakuntala Thilsted on their Algae Cultivation Facility. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Leveraging the expertise of institutions in East Malaysia for a sustainable aquatic food system

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read

Partnerships, aquatic food systems, Sustainability, Research

Amelia Da Silva has six ponds in Leohitu village, Timor-Leste, where she farms genetically improved farmed tilapia as part of a farmer cluster supported by the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2) project. Photo by Carlos Alves Almeida.

‘I eat tilapia every day’: Farmers in Timor-Leste achieve higher aquaculture production

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read

Aquaculture, Tilapia, Partnerships, Nutrition

jpg At the consultation meeting on 8 July 2022 to establish the third Public-Private-Partnership hatchery for genetically improved farmed tilapia in Hera, Timor-Leste.

Public-private-partnership tilapia hatcheries grow from two to four, increasing access to fingerlings in Timor-Leste

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 4 minutes read

Aquaculture, Tilapia, Partnerships, Nutrition

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak addressing the more than 300 guests at the Fish Harvesting Ceremony and Farmer Field Day on 12 August 2022 in Leohitu, Bobonaro. Photo by Shandy Santos.

Timor-Leste Prime Minister advocates for aquaculture development at tilapia harvesting ceremony

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 6 minutes read

Aquaculture, GIFT

Penang Chief Minister applauds WorldFish on successful IIFET 2024 bid. Photo by Sean Lee Kuan Shern

Penang Chief Minister applauds WorldFish on successful IIFET 2024 bid

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 3 minutes read

blue economy, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade

MOU exchange with Universiti Putra Malaysia

WorldFish renews Memorandums of Understanding with top research universities in Malaysia

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

Partnerships

WorldFish has played a pioneering role in aquaculture production through its long-standing tilapia genetic improvement (GIFT) program since the 1980s. Photo by WorldFish.

Tilapia as the best bet species for aquaculture commercialization in India

Posted by John Benzie , Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag - 4 minutes read

Aquaculture, Nutrition

Final-year marine science students with Professor Mario Cabral at the National University of Timor-Leste. Photo by Kate Bevitt

‘Growing opportunities’: New WorldFish and university partnership in Timor-Leste enables first marine science students to graduate

Posted by Kate Melinda Bevitt - 5 minutes read

Small-scale fisheries, marine fisheries, Coastal fisheries, co-management

Photo collected from the internet shows mola fish, a highly nutritious fish widely available in Bangladesh Collected

Mola fish steadily gaining global popularity for nutritional values

Posted by - 1 minute read

aquatic foods, Small fish, mola, Nutrition

Twenty-three-year-old Nan Win Htwe now leads her family hatchery business together with her sister after the demise of their father. Photo by Kyaw Moe Oo.

Emerging Youth: Nan Win Htwe

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

Youth, Small-scale aquaculture, Entrepreneurship

Saifuddin Rana provides advice and consulting services to aquatic food producers through FishBooth, both physically and virtually

Emerging Youth: Saifuddin Rana

Posted by Sean Lee Kuan Shern - 4 minutes read

Youth, fish value chains

Fish breeding hapas at National Aquaculture Centre, Zomba, Malawi. Photo by Asafu Chijere.

Opportunities abound for investors in Africa's low-value species market, says WorldFish

Posted by WorldFish - 1 minute read

Aquaculture, Tilapia, Climate change, Resilience

WorldFish offers Professor Dr. Ayman Anwar Ammar’s family its deepest condolences and sympathy.

WorldFish mourns the passing of Professor Dr. Ayman Anwar Ammar

Posted by WorldFish - 4 minutes read

Partnerships, Collaboration, Knowledge, Resilience

Chief Lumpuma of Lufwanyama District in the Copperbelt Province is aware of the fact that his subjects have been cutting trees indiscriminately and using forbidden fishing methods that are affecting the food and nutrition security of the community. Photo by Agness Chileya.

Maintaining the harmony between rivers and forests to safeguard food and nutrition security in Zambia

Posted by Agness Chileya - 4 minutes read

Sustainability, Ecosystems, Rivers

The Odisha government’s move to involve the women-led grassroots institutions to manage and built co-ownership of the community water resources like GP tanks was a fruitful one that resulted in multiple benefits

Leveraging on multi-utility waterbodies to sustainably produce aquatic foods in India

Posted by Neetha Shenoy , Sourabh Kumar Dubey - 5 minutes read

Sustainability, Resource management, Women's empowerment, Livelihoods