Emerging Sustainable Aquaculture Innovations in Africa

Dr. Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel is a senior lecturer at the University of Namibia (UNAM), Department of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences holds a PhD in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from UNAM. He studied at Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China (MSc -aquaculture) from 2013 - 2015 and at UNAM for his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. He has received several awards, including the Nanjing Municipal People’s Government international student scholarship, Distinguished Foreign Student Scholarship-2015, Chinese Government Scholarship, and one of the best students at Nanjing Agricultural University in 2014 and 2015. He has over 10 years of experience in aquaculture as a researcher and five years as a lecturer at UNAM. He has published 18 research articles, three book chapters, and one book and has reviewed several peer-reviewed articles from reputable journals and supervised several graduate students in the field of aquaculture and fisheries sciences. Prof.Edosa Omoregie obtained his PhD degree in Zoology (Fisheries) from the University of Jos, Nigeria in 1995. He is a NSRIC (Nature Science Research and Innovation Centre, Canada) distinguished professor of fisheries and currently with the Namibia University of Science and Technology. His academic career started in 1990 with the Department of Zoology, University of Jos, Nigeria where is rose to the rank of professor of fisheries in 2004. Between 2011 and 2015, he was the Director of the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre, University of Namibia. He is actively involved in fisheries and aquatic science research on the African continent and has supervised over 50 postgraduate research students. He has served as review editor for several journals with focus on fisheries and aquatic sciences and has contributed to over 150 scholarly works, including more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers. Mr. Kenneth Prudence Abasubong holds an MSc in AnimalNutrition and Feed Science in 2018 and is a final year PhD candidate at Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China. His specialisation areas are aquaculture nutrition, molecular biology, feed science, animal and aquatic physiology, and nutrient metabolism.  He has attended several international conferences and symposiums in aquaculture and fisheries sciences. He studied at the University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria (PGD Aquatic Environmental Management) from 2012 - 2013 and at the University of Calabar for his bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences. He has published more than 20 articles and reviewed several high-impact international journals in aquaculture. He has received several awards, including the best international student in NAU in 2018.  He has supervised several undergraduate and graduate students in fisheries and aquaculture. He has over 8 years of experience as a researcher in aquaculture.

1. Fish nutrition: an African aquaculture perspective.- 2. Feed restriction as a feed management strategy in tilapia and catfish culture: An African perspective.- 3. Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal as a sustainable protein source for fish feed production in Kenya.- 4. Waste to feed: an emerging technology to improve aquaculture in Africa.- 5. Prebiotics as functional ingredients in aquafeed: Trends and prospects in African aquaculture.- 6. The potential benefits of Aloe vera products in aquafeed: current knowledge and prospects.- 7. Use of plant extracts to control reproduction in tilapia production systems: An emerging eco-friendly innovation.- 8. Pawpaw (Carica papaya) extracts as potential growth promoters and sex reversal agents in aquaculture.- 9. Microbial-based systems and single-cell ingredients: exploring their role in sustainable aquaculture production.- 10. Ferulic acid as feed additives in aquaculture: A review on growth, immune response, and antioxidant status of finfish.- 11. The importance and utilisation of oil palm as a fish oil replacement in aquaculture.- 12. A dynamic study of Jatropha curcas on growth and haematological indices in finfish.-13. Applications of aquatic plants in the remediation of aquaculture wastewater: An opportunity for African aquaculture.- 14. African Aquaculture: Enhancement of water quality for sustainable freshwater finfish culture.- 15. Nutrient budget of cage fish culture in a lacustrine environment: Towards model development for the sustainable development of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture.- 16. Aquaponics as a sustainable food production system with promising development perspectives in Morocco.- 17. Enhancing Food Production employing Integrated Aquaculture in Namibia. Fish Integration with Poultry.- 18. Fishing for answers: should Afrotropical farmers use cages or ponds for grow-out of Nile tilapia?- 19. Aquaculture development perspectives in Sierra Leone. The challenges of critical inputs and political will.- 20. The Namibian mariculture: productivity, challenges, and opportunities.- 21. Climate SMART Best Practices in Aquaculture and Fisheries with Specific Emphasis on Sierra Leone.- 22. The potential of small-scale freshwater aquaculture for household nutritional security and malnutrition alleviation in Namibia.- 23. The Southern mullet (Chelon richardsonii) as a potential candidate species for aquaculture in the Southern African region.- 24. Some significant parasites in aquaculture and their potential impact on the development of aquaculture in Africa.- 25. Interactions between pre-harvest, post-harvest handling and welfare of fish for sustainability in the Aquaculture Sector.- 26. Alternative fish anaesthetics: Perspective on their application in African aquaculture and fisheries research.