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Fellows 2022-23
Fellows’ UNAK open seminar
17 April 2023
Tuesday April 18th from 08:20 to 14:20 -- the second fellows' open seminar, in a series of four, focuses on Fisheries Policy and Management.
It will be hosted by University of Akureyri, Norðurslóð 2 (Room N202).
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As this year’s six-month training programme draws to an end, GRÓ-FTP graduating fellows present and discuss results of their research here in Iceland.
It’s a great opportunity to learn about the challenges developing countries are facing in their fisheries and aquaculture sectors!
Agenda:
| Time | Fellow | Country | Supervisor(s) | Title |
| 08:20 | Zoe Yarwhere | Liberia | Auður H. Ingólfsdóttir | Effects of Climate Change on Social Economic Conditions of the Fisheries Sector, Case Study for West Point in Liberia |
| 09:00 | Martha Ligoleni Nakapipi | Namibia | Hörður Sævaldsson | An Adaptive Approach to Determine Landed Value for Cape Horse Mackerel (Trachurus Capensis) Fishery in Namibia |
| 09:30 | Antonio Carlos Vasquez Jovel |
El Salvador | Hörður Sævaldsson | Description of the Industrial Shrimp Fishery in El Salvador |
| Break | ||||
| 10:30 | Saúl Patricio Pacheco Reyes | El Salvador | Gustavo G. Fonseca & Stefán B. Gunnlaugsson | Bioecnomic Approach of Tilapia (Oreochromis Spp.) Aquaculture In Lake Ilopango, for Sustainable and Resilient Farms, El Salvador |
| 11:00 | Geraldine | Sierra Leone | Arnheiður Eyþórsdóttir & Gustavo G. Fonseca | Evaluating the Herring Fish Value Chain in Tombo, Sierra Leone |
| 11:30 | Benrina | Sierra Leone | Fjóla Björk Karlsdóttir & Gunnar Stefánsson | Comparison of Incentive Systems for the Adoption of an Improved Fish Processing Technology |
| Break | ||||
| 12:50 | Chadwick Bironga Henry | Kenya | Þóroddur Bjarnason & Daði Már Kristófersson |
Using Community Perceptions to Assess the Sustainability of the Lake Turkana Fishery Food System |
| 13:20 | Isaac Patrick Johns | Liberia | Thanh Viet Nguyen & Daði Már Kristófersson |
Assessing Management Target Reference Points and Implications of Sardinella Maderensis in the Coastal Waters of Liberia |
| 13:50 | João Antonio F. Brito | Cape verde | Thanh Viet Nguyen & Daði Már Kristófersson |
Blue Economy: Potential of Sustainable Fisheries Growth in Cape Verde Economy |
More information about all the seminars is available here.