Aquatic Foods for Resilient Food Systems
Bridging the UN Decades on Nutrition and Ocean Science Date: 20th April 2026 Time: 13.00 – 17:00 (CEST) on-site* Venue: Statsraad Lemkuhl, Bergen, Norway *stream will start at 09.45 With the extension of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition to 2030, as adopted by the UN General Assembly, there is renewed momentum to accelerate actions to include aquatic foods as a vital pillar of sustainable food systems, global food security and nutrition. This kick-off conference will highlight important actions in advancing…
Insects for Peace – Circular agriculture by using insects as feed in aquaculture
by Karol B. Barragán-Fonseca Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Bogotá – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Department, Bogotá, Colombia In Colombia, the peace agreement signed with the former FARC guerrilla in 2016, opened the doors for the academy to participate in post-conflict actions. As can be assumed, the conflict does not…
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect marine recreational fishing?
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, marine recreational fishing was greatly reduced, especially in many countries implementing temporal lockdowns. Scientists have conducted a survey among 6,000 recreational fishermen in 15 countries, and asked the opinions on this matter among experts from 16 countries. Fishers reduced their fish consumption Recreational fishers reported that they…
Arctic Frontier 2022
Arctic Frontier 2022, hosted from 8th to 11th of May at Tromsø, Norway, discussed multiple ongoing regional and global challenges, projects and innovations surrounding the Arctic region and better utilisation of Arctic resources. During the session ‘Food from the Ocean and Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Bridging the UN Decades’, speakers included Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted.…
International Aquaculture Fair
The First International Aquaculture Fair in Neiva was held from the 5th to the 7th of May 2022, and was mainly organized by the local government of Huila (where Neiva is the capital city) with the support of other important partners; Fedeacua (Colombian Federation of Aquaculture Producers), CNCC (Colombian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce), Norwegian Embassy in Bogotá, Norad (Norwegian Directorate for Development…
In search for sustainable aquaculture in small and medium hydroelectric reservoirs of an Amazonian River: the case of the Jamari River Aquaculture Project
by Dr. Carlos Eduardo Mounic Silva Fedral University of the Santa Catarina State (UFSC) & Federal Institute of the Rondônia State (IFRO) Extensive cattle ranching is highly unsustainable for the Amazon, due to its high contribution to greenhouse gas emissions thus global climate change. In addition, it contributes greatly to the current deforestation of rainforest and…
Maintaining the health between people and water: Improving marketing to ensure nutrition along the fisheries value chain
In the global south, where most of the fish producing nations and global population coexist, the gap between the demand and supply is yet apparent. There have been concerted policies by governments to ensure adequate and nutritious food for citizens while international trade continues to play an important role in food systems especially concerning seafood.…
African perspectives on aquatic food for food security – One Ocean Expedition seminar in Cape Town
The seminar was well attended with more than 40 participants including representatives of government agencies and programs, industry and academia. Many of them contributed comments and questions in a lively discussion session after the introductory talks. In his opening remarks, Minister Counsellor Mr Stian Nordengen Christensen highlighted the recent Norwegian strategy for food security with…
Aquatic Foods Community of Practice – up and running
The Aquatic Foods Community of Practice (Aquatic Foods CoP) has been officially launched and progress is well underway to collate, contextualize, and promote the plethora of new information coming out on the nutrient composition of aquatic foods. Resources we would like to highlight so far include an infographic, developed with input from several other collaborators, that…
Roles of aquatic foods in reducing malnutrition and food insecurity
Contributor: Oluwatosin Abidemi Ogunkalu Title: PhD Candidate Organisation: Omer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey Email: Ogunkaluoluwatosin1@gmail.com Online profile: Linked-in | ResearchGate Introduction FAO defines food security as a safe means of approach for the population to obtain adequate food always. An individual requires proper health, conducive surroundings and nutrients for their continuous existence and this is firmly associated with the…