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🌊 Final week to submit your abstracts for 2027 FIMEC Symposium! 📢 Share your research, experiences and solutions with the global fisheries community. 🗓️ Abstract submission deadline: 30 October 2026 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eG7gJekN

The FASA workshop is ongoing, bringing together researchers, implementation partners and stakeholders for its 2026 workshop in Malaysia, from this week to review progress and plan the next phase of work.

Women contribute across Bangladesh’s aquaculture value chain, yet fish harvesting has largely remained a male dominated space. In Bandarban, women are changing that. Through women led fish harvesting groups, they are building new livelihoods. Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/3zifgzp

In Solomon Islands, the Nusatupe Innovation Hub brings together research, practical learning and local partnerships to help strengthen food systems and create opportunities for young people. 📘 Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/4id7q00

In Cambodia, WorldFish and partners trained 23 local stakeholders in Santuk District to strengthen community participation, improve resource management and put the management plan for Boeng Ream Community Fish Refuge into practice. Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/4yzl1ok

How can fish be better integrated into school meals to improve child nutrition? Making Fish Work in School Meals: From Policy Ambition to Practical Implementation will explore the role of fish in school meal programs and its potential to support better nutrition for children.

🐟 On 24 October, WorldFish representatives Dubey and David Mills will join a workshop at CBD COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, to share lessons on scaling up nature-based aquaculture and building resilient aquatic food systems. 🔗 Learn more: https://on.cgiar.org/3VN1xiJ

In The Business Standard, WorldFish Country Communication Specialist Shohorab Hossain explores how improved fish breeding and responsible aquaculture can help keep nutritious fish affordable and support farmers’ livelihoods. Read the full article: https://on.cgiar.org/4yzA4i2

What does climate resilience look like for rural women? In Malawi’s Lake Chilwa Basin, climate change affects women and men differently. Women’s responsibilities, access to resources and participation in decision making all influence their ability to adapt. Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/4sgj8M5

In an exclusive interview with RTTL World News recently, we discuss how to strengthen aquaculture, improve access to nutritious aquatic foods, and create livelihood opportunities for fish farmers. Full interview: https://on.cgiar.org/3WCx72K;

🥣 Good feeding is an important part of good fish farming. Episode 5 shares practical guidance on feeding, from getting the approach right to supporting healthy fish growth and farm efficiency. ▶️ Watch Episode 5 and explore the full series: https://on.cgiar.org/4zvu3Up

A new WorldFish fact sheet explores how fish feed innovation, more productive aquaculture and turning waste into useful resources can support sustainable fisheries and new economic opportunities in Nigeria and Tanzania. 📘 Read the fact sheet: https://on.cgiar.org/3W8uRA7

🐟 Aquatic foods can help strengthen food security, nutrition and sustainable livelihoods. Join us and learn more on the #CFS54 side event. 📅 20 October, 08:30 a.m. 💻 In person or online registration: https://bit.ly/4dF5mwj #AquaticFoods #AgrifoodSystems #SchoolMeals

Join the CFS54 side event, “Making a Difference with Aquatic Foods: From Resilient Production to Nutritious School Meals” today to explore how sustainable aquatic food production can connect small-scale producers with markets and school meal programs. 🔗 Online session: https://on.cgiar.org/4i7ntMF

🐟 A new WorldFish initiative in Nigeria and Tanzania aims to create or enable 25,000 dignified jobs by June 2028 across fisheries and aquaculture from affordable fish feed and climate-smart farming. 🔗 Read more: https://worldfishcenter.org/updates/new-fisheries-initiative-targets-25000-jobs

🌊 The IMTA Demonstration Hub at Kwetu Training Centre in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, is nearing completion, bringing sustainable marine aquaculture a step closer to local communities. The hub will offer hands-on training, support marine seed supply and demonstrate integrated multi-trophic aquaculture.

In Kochi, WorldFish is working with India’s ICAR to strengthen its MELIA systems, helping research institutes trace the path from scientific outputs to real-world outcomes and longer-term impact. The goal: better evidence of what changes, who benefits and how research makes a difference.

🌍 World Food Day 2026: Foods from Water Across WorldFish country offices, colleagues came together to celebrate World Food Day through food, culture and community. From sharing local dishes to enjoying time together, these moments reflect the many ways food brings us together.

In Timor-Leste, WorldFish is strengthening local capacity for fisheries co-management, bringing together fisheries officers, fishers and value chain actors from Liquiça, Atauro and Oecusse to support sustainable fisheries and food security. 🔗https://on.cgiar.org/4s1RNgd

☀️ In Wadi El-Rayan, Egypt, WorldFish is demonstrating a hybrid solar-powered aeration system with battery storage to help small-scale fish farmers maintain oxygen levels at night through the CeREA project. 🎥 https://on.cgiar.org/4yt1l5H

In Myanmar, fish processor Win Chewa Htun is using an improved smoking kiln to reduce processing time, fuel use and smoke. This International Day of Rural Women, we recognize women’s vital roles across aquatic food systems. 👩🏾Read Win’s story: https://on.cgiar.org/4zx5Ahw

This World Food Day, let’s celebrate the foods that nourish us and connect us to our cultures, from traditional recipes in Solomon Islands to nutritious fish dishes in Malawi. 📖 Explore the collection: https://on.cgiar.org/4a3tEhN

🌊 Join the global conversation at FIMEC 2027 in Penang, Malaysia, 10–13 May. We want to hear more voices from Southeast Asia, Africa and the Pacific! 📣 Submit your abstract by 30 October 2026: https://on.cgiar.org/4hQrNjm

🐟 From preparing the pond to stocking it, the next step matters. Episode 4 of our fish farming series shares practical guidance on stocking as farmers begin production. ▶️ Watch Episode 4: https://on.cgiar.org/4zvu3Up

Rural women play diverse roles in fisheries, from fishing and processing to running businesses. Across Bangladesh, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and Zambia, women share their experiences as fishers, processors and business owners. 👩Read their stories: https://on.cgiar.org/47g4Z7S

WorldFish Senior Scientist and Climate & Environmental Sustainability Lead Dr Michelle Tigchelaar will be speaking at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2026 session. 🔗 Learn more: https://on.cgiar.org/4iipdUF

🌦️ Cooler temperatures can slow fish growth and affect aquafeed research in Zambia. WorldFish and local partners are working to strengthen facilities for year-round research, helping develop better-quality, more affordable and sustainable fish feeds. 🔗 Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/3TEnS1c

RTTL World News recently spoke with fish farmers in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste about the support they are getting from WorldFish to strengthen their fish farming activities and livelihoods. The work is part of the five-year Ikan Adapt partnership. 🎥https://on.cgiar.org/4sd0sNj

Aquatic foods belong in the climate conversation. 🌏 At the Pre-COP31 Consultation on “Living the Right Way” in Bhopal, India, a WorldFish/CGIAR representative delivered a keynote on ongoing work under the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscape Science Program in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

🌊 Seaweed cultivation can be more than a source of food; it can also support coastal livelihoods and climate resilience. In Timor-Leste, WorldFish and the National Directorate of Aquaculture are working with communities across on seaweed cultivation and regular monitoring.

At #CBDCOP17 in Yerevan, WorldFish scientists are working with partners on a workshop exploring how nature-based aquaculture can be scaled with a focus on policy integration and identifying barriers and actions for scale-up. 📌 Save the date and follow the conversation at CBD COP17.

🐟 In Cambodia’s 3S region, aquatic food businesses could help small-scale households diversify incomes and WorldFish is exploring models including rice-prawn farming, fish cage culture, community fisheries and integrated rice-fish-vegetable systems. Read the full story: https://on.cgiar.org/4i7ETKl

MALFF staff members have completed a Training of Trainers on fisheries co-management, delivered by James Cook University, Australia, with support from WorldFish Timor-Leste to strengthen local knowledge and participation in fisheries management.

At the 13th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture in Miri, Sarawak, WorldFish scientists shared a key takeaway: healthier, safer and more resilient aquatic food systems need solutions that connect science with the realities of farmers across the aquaculture value chain.

🌊 Final call for abstracts: 2027 FIMEC Symposium Share your research, experiences and solutions with the researchers, practitioners, policymakers and communities from around the world. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 October 2026 https://lnkd.in/eG7gJekN

In Khulna, Bangladesh, Razia Khatun uses integrated multi-trophic aquaculture to raise fish, prawns, snails and aquatic vegetables, creating more food and income from the same pond. 🙍🏽‍♀️Read Razia’s story: https://on.cgiar.org/4ed0iPR

A productive fish pond starts with good pond management. 🐟 Proper fertilization can improve natural food availability, support healthy fish growth and reduce reliance on costly feed. 🎥 Learn practical tips on why, when and how to fertilize fish ponds effectively. https://on.cgiar.org/4eelMvK

WorldFish and partners recently brought together 50+ stakeholders in Guwahati to co-design pathways for stronger SIS value chains to look at seed supply, production, markets, processing, food safety and opportunities through school feeding and nutrition programs.

🌱🐟 What if waste from one part of a farm could become a resource for another? In Mandla, India, WorldFish and PRADAN are supporting farmers to explore integrated farming that brings together horticulture, animal husbandry and aquaculture.

🐟 At a workshop in Dhaka last month, aquaculture experts, researchers, policymakers and partners explored lessons from Bangladesh on Artemia aquaculture, integrated Salt-Artemia-Aquaculture systems and GIFT tilapia dissemination.

A new WorldFish report explores the future role of terrestrial animal-sourced foods and aquatic foods in bridging protein and nutrition gaps. Read the report: https://on.cgiar.org/4z3Cm9N

🌊 In Semporna, Sabah, seaweed farming is more than a source of income. For Bajau Laut families, it is part of a way of life and helps support food, education and other household needs. A new WorldFish story explores this. Read the story: https://on.cgiar.org/4yiF0IF

At India International Water Week, WorldFish supported OIIPCRA in showcasing integrated approach linking water management, climate-resilient agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture to strengthen productivity, resilience and rural livelihoods, and Odisha stall was awarded Best Stall for Presentation.

Our One Health team was at the 13th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026! WorldFish researchers shared research from Bangladesh on antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance in aquaculture.

💧 Water is at the heart of fish farming. Episode 3 shares practical guidance on water management to help farmers maintain healthy conditions for fish growth. ▶️ Watch Episode 3: https://on.cgiar.org/4yaQYUX

🐟 In Timor-Leste, WorldFish joined MALFF and development partners to review progress across fisheries and aquaculture, share lessons and challenges, and explore how ongoing efforts can better align with national priorities.

WorldFish's One Health team is at the 13th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026, sharing work from Bangladesh and exploring how aquaculture can strengthen antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance through a One Health approach. Learn more: https://on.cgiar.org/4e4Lov0

The Government of Kenya and WorldFish have established five technical working groups to strengthen coordination across fisheries and aquaculture, focusing on: 🐟 Quality fish seed 🌱 Feed and nutrition 🩺 Fish health 🌊 Sustainable fisheries management 🤝 Cross-cutting issues

🤖 AI can support fisheries and aquaculture with better information and earlier action. But who gets to benefit—and whose knowledge is represented? Explore why access, better data and involving communities in technology design matter. 🔗 Read the blog: https://on.cgiar.org/4ArS1kA

WorldFish's One Health team will be at the 13th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026 this Sept 30, as we share our work from Bangladesh exploring how aquaculture can strengthen antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance. Learn more: https://on.cgiar.org/4huxTWA