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Sustainable Aquaculture fellows present results
12 May 2025
Sustainable Aquaculture fellows, hosted by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, will present their research findings Tuesday May 13th.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Time: 09:00-12:30
Venue: MFRI, Fornubúðir 5, Hafnarfirði, Meeting room on first floor
Head of line: Theódór Kristjánsson
Agenda:
| Time | Fellows | Country | Supervisors | Preliminary title |
| 09:00 | Ivan Kaleo | Ghana | Ólafur Sigurgeirsson (Holar University), Theódór Kristjánsson (MFRI) | Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Sustainable Feed Ingredient Towards Aquaculture Development in Ghana |
| 09:35 | Alice Gamisi | Kenya | Jón Geir Pétursson (HÍ), Amanda Vang (FIRUM) | Assessment of Socioeconomic Impacts of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Cage Aquaculture Development and its Policy Framework in Lake Victoria, Kenya. |
| 10:10 | Jamila Kalambo | Tanzania | Amanda Vang (FIRUM), Lilja Gunnarsdóttir (MFRI) |
Optimizing Hatchery Conditions for Palmaria Palmata: An Experimental Knowledge Transfer Study to Advance Seeding Techniques in Tanzania |
| 10:45 | Henry Allieu | Sierra Leone | Jón Geir Pétursson (HÍ), Theódór Kristjánsson (MFRI) | Gender Roles and Challenges in Aquaculture in Sierra Leone |
| 11:20 | Augusto Magalhaes | Angola | Eva Dögg Jóhannesdóttir (Blár akur), Erna Lava Olsen (FIRUM) | Regional Comparison of Water Quality and Oceanographic Conditions for Sustainable Marine Cage Culture of Umbrina Canariensis in Angola |
| 11:55 | Kristina Setiani | Indonesia | Páll Jensson (Reykajvik University), Birgitta Andreasen (FIRUM) | A case study of sustainable Tilapia Farming in Bogor, Indonesia: Economic Viability of Bioloc Technology vs. Traditional Systems for Small-Scale Farmers |