University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: food security

Study Finds “Hidden Harvest” in World’s Inland Fisheries

A new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says we are dramatically underestimating the role inland fisheries play in global food security. While it’s widely known that people across the world rely on freshwater fishes caught in lakes, rivers and streams to supply protein in their diet, putting a …

Report Reveals Big Dependence on Freshwater Fish for Global Food Security

by Kelly April Tyrrell MADISON — Freshwater fish play a surprisingly crucial role in feeding some of the world’s most vulnerable people, according to a study published Monday (Oct. 24) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “It was eye-opening just how many people are deeply dependent on freshwater fisheries as sources of …