Exploring the importance of small-scale fisheries for food security and nutrition

EVA MAIRE

MARBEC, IRD, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, INRAE, Montpellier, France

eva.maire@ird.fr

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Tropical marine ecosystems host exceptional biodiversity and support a significant share of global fish catch, providing an irreplaceable source of income and food security to millions of people across the tropics. Tropical fish catches are rich in bioavailable micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals important to human health, that play essential roles in immunity, cognition, growth, and development, particularly for pregnant women and young children. Fish are also generally more affordable and accessible than other animal source foods and demand for aquatic foods has been increasing globally. Yet tropical fisheries are facing multiple environmental and anthropogenic pressures, compromising their capacity to deliver diverse, nutritious, sustainable, and equitable foods. I will explore the contribution tropical small-scale fisheries can make to human health and how climate change is likely to impact food and nutrition security in the tropics.

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