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🔴 Live today: Fish4Thought on IMTA

As demand for aquatic foods grows, how can aquaculture systems become more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable?

Join us for a timely conversation on Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)—an approach that turns waste into opportunity by integrating species that complement one another within the same production system.

From improved resource efficiency to diversified livelihoods, IMTA is opening new pathways for sustainable aquaculture development.

🎥 Don't miss the discussion.
🔗 Register now: https://www.worldfishcenter.org/events/fish4thought-integrated-multi-trophic-aquaculture

🐟 Better seed, better fish. Better outcomes for farmers.

Led by WorldFish and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) through the CGIAR Scaling for Impact Program, the consultations brought together hatcheries, nurseries, traders, farmers, researchers, private sector actors and government representatives to explore how digital tools can improve seed quality, transparency and trust.

From QR code verification and hatchery governance to genetic integrity and quality assurance, the discussions generated valuable insights that will support the pilot implementation of the SeedCompact model.

By improving access to verified, genetically improved fish seed, the initiative aims to strengthen livelihoods and build more sustainable aquaculture systems across Bangladesh.

🔴 Happening today: Join ANH2026 Academy Week online

How can we build food systems that are healthier, safer and more sustainable?

This week, researchers, practitioners and policymakers from around the world are coming together for ANH2026 Academy Week to explore the critical links between agriculture, nutrition and health.

WorldFish's Wanjiku Gichohi will be speaking in a Learning Lab focused on addressing food-related health risks in informal food environments across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

If you're working in food systems, nutrition, public health, development or research, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

🎥 Join online:

ANH2026 Academy Week The 11th Annual Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Week is a global gathering of researchers, practitioners and policymakers working at the intersection of agriculture, food systems, nutrition and health. The event provides a platform for knowledge exchange, innovation and interdiscipli...

🌍 Climate adaptation is most effective when communities help shape the solutions

Our latest publication explores how locally led climate adaptation (LLCA) can help build more just, equitable and effective adaptation pathways in aquatic food systems.

Drawing on experiences from Tanzania and Timor-Leste, the report highlights the importance of community partnerships, participatory approaches and locally defined priorities in strengthening resilience.

📖 Read the publication:
https://on.cgiar.org/4uk8fbf

🎥 WorldFish in the news at

As conversations on ocean sustainability take center stage in Mombasa, WorldFish is helping spotlight the role of aquatic food systems in delivering nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience.

Watch this media feature from the conference and hear why collaboration, innovation and locally led solutions are essential to building a sustainable blue future.

📺 Watch the feature:
https://on.cgiar.org/4esfeZW

Blue economy takes center stage at historic Mombasa conference 🔴 ...

🌱 How can real-time data help climate-proof aquaculture?

In the climate-vulnerable southwest region of Bangladesh, WorldFish deployed three Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring systems to collect continuous pond water quality data and strengthen climate-informed aquaculture management.

The systems track key parameters including water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia (NH₃) and turbidity, providing real-time insights to support better decision-making under changing climate conditions.

The IoT systems have been installed at:
📌 The WorldFish CARP genetic improvement farm
📌 A small-scale carp nursery
📌 A small-scale grow-out farm producing WorldFish G3 Rohu

By generating high-frequency environmental data, this initiative improves understanding of how carp species respond to climate variability, support evidence-based management interventions, and strengthen climate risk management in aquaculture production systems.

Implemented under the CGIAR Climate Action Science Program’s Area of Work 2: Digital advisories and climate risk management, this work advances more resilient, productive and climate-smart aquatic food systems.

Our booth at has become a hub for collaboration, bringing together government leaders, researchers, development partners, donors, private sector representatives, young innovators, media and coastal communities.

Across every conversation is a shared commitment: advancing solutions that support healthier oceans, resilient aquatic food systems and sustainable livelihoods.

WorldFish Director General, Dr. Essam Mohammed, and Kenya Country Representative, Dr. Rahma Adam, joined partners and community members at the booth, exchanging insights and exploring opportunities to drive meaningful change.

These conversations are helping shape collective action for a more sustainable and inclusive blue future.

Local leadership is central to ocean action

Today at , WorldFish Director General Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed will moderate Plenary 6: A Bottom-Up Approach to Ocean Action: Empowering Local Community Leadership.

Across coastal communities, indigenous territories and small-scale fisheries, local leaders are already driving solutions that strengthen livelihoods, restore ecosystems and build resilience.

This conversation will explore how locally led approaches can shape more inclusive and sustainable ocean futures and why lasting impact begins with the people closest to the challenges and opportunities.

What examples of community-led ocean action have inspired you?

🍽️ Today on Sustainable Gastronomy Day, we celebrate aquatic foods as nourishment, culture, knowledge and connection.

Fish and other aquatic foods play a vital role in healthy diets, supporting livelihoods, culinary traditions and sustainable food systems across coastal and inland communities.

At WorldFish, this connection comes to life not only through research and innovation, but also through the recipes, ingredients and food cultures that shape everyday life.

Because every dish tells a story—of culture, community and the aquatic foods that nourish people and planet.

🔗 Explore our four cookbooks and recipe guides:
https://worldfishcenter.org/aquatic-foods-research-recipes

🌊 How can data support food security and nutrition in a changing climate?

Join WorldFish Director General Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed at Our Ocean Conference 2026 as he speaks at the side event “Data in Support of Food Security and Nutrition: Aquatic Foods for Resilient Food Systems.”

Discover how data and aquatic foods can help build more resilient, sustainable and nutritious food systems for the future.

📅 17 June 2026
🕐 13:00–14:15 (GMT+3)
📍 PrideInn Paradise Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya