This year’s ban on brood hilsa will run from 7-28 October 2018. In partnership with the Bangladesh Department of Fisheries, WorldFish is involved in raising awareness of the ban and helping fishing households to cope during the no-fishing period.
Study sheds new light on intensification of aquaculture
Relatively simple changes to fish farming technology and management practices could help the global transition to increasingly intensive forms of aquaculture to become more sustainable, according to new research.
Let them eat carp: Farmed fish is helping to fight hunger
Over the past three decades, the global aquaculture industry has risen from obscurity to become a critical source of food for millions of people, mostly through export. This boom has led scholars to question whether aquaculture contributes to the food security of poorer people in producing countries.