Global Partnerships

WorldFish is partnering with Cefas and the University of Exeter to carry out research on aquatic animal health.

WorldFish is an international, non-profit research organisation that harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Globally, more than one billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish and approximately 800 million depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.

SAF scientists are partnering with WorldFish to help harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Collaborative research projects involve understanding the prevalence, spread and impact of key diseases in tilapia culture; studying the impacts of antibiotic exposure on skin microbiomes and disease resilience in fish in aquaculture and highlighting the importance of surveillance for antimicrobial use to identify the drivers and associated risks of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) emergence in aquaculture systems.