Students to address global conference on inland fisheries

Two PhD students will be presenting their research at the United Nations FAO Inland Fisheries conference in Rome next week.

Alison (from Social Sciences) and Fiona (from Biological Sciences) are investigating the role of inland fisheries for food and nutritional security in Malawi.

This global conference is a cross-sectoral call to raise the profile of inland fisheries and better incorporate them in agricultural, land use, and water resource planning through development of improved assessment frameworks and value estimation.

Fiona will be presenting the first phase of her research on the role of water dynamics in governing inland capture fisheries productivity, which will combine new model approaches with remote sensing monitoring. Alison will be presenting the first phase of her research on the role of women in inland fisheries, particularly aquaculture, using a photo-voice methodology approach.