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Sustainable Aquaculture fellows present findings

11 May 2026
Sustainable Aquaculture fellows present findings

Sustainable Aquaculture fellows, hosted by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafró), present their research findings.

This is an open seminar, everyone is welcome to attend.

Date /Time: Tuesday, May 12th /09:30-12:30
Venue: Hafró, Fornubúðir 5, Hafnarfirði, Meeting room on first floor
Head of line: Theódór Kristjánsson

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Time

Fellow’s name /country

Supervisor (s)

Research project title

09:30

Austin
Mandawala /Malawi

Páll Jensson & Theódór Kristjánsson (Hafró)

Comparative Economic Assessment of Pond-Based and Cage-Based Aquaculture Enterprises in Malawi

10:00

Jessy Lugya /Uganda

Rakel Guðmundsdóttir (Hafró) & Amanda Vang

Assessing the changes in environmental conditions over time at a cage aquaculture site in Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria, Uganda

10:30

Mujahid Khan /India

Paul Debes (Hólar Univ.) & Theódór Kristjánsson (Hafró)

Optimisation of Multi-Trait Selection in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

11:20

Michael Ngaiteh
Aruna /Sierra Leone

Ana Orelj (Univ.
of Iceland) & Jón G. Pétursson (Univ. of Iceland)

Challenges for Effective Aquaculture Adoption in Sierra Leone: The Case of Bo Inland District

11:50

Oscar Dargbah
Daryoue /Liberia

Olanrewaju Femi Olagunju & Theódór Kristjánsson (Hafró)

Assessing Feed Quality and Fingerling Availability as Constraints to Smallholder Aquaculture Development in Liberia