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Fellows' UNAK seminar
6 May 2024
Fisheries Policy and Management fellows, hosted by the University of Akureyri (UNAK), are taking center stage in our first fellows’ research seminar (in a series of three).
The event takes place at University of Akureyri, Norðurslóð 2 (Room M101), Monday May 6th / from 08:20 to 15:00.
Agenda:
| Time | Fellow | Country | Supervisor(s) | Preliminary title |
| 08:20 | Aruna Maheepala | Sri Lanka | Thanh Viet Nguyen (UNAK), Daði Kristófers-son (Univ. of Iceland) | Bio-economic analysis of amblygaster srim fishery in Sri Lanka |
| 09:00 | Eric T. S. Patten | Liberia | Thanh Viet Nguyen (UNAK), Daði Kristófers-son (Univ. of Iceland) | Evaluating the sustainability and potential of coastal fisheries: A bioeconomic analysis of the coastal fisheries in Liberia |
| 09:30 | Fonda Jane Awuor | Kenya | Daði Már Kristófersson (Univ. of Iceland), Thanh Viet Nguyen (UNAK) | Assessing the implications of the enforcement of the ban on illegal fishing on the dagaa (rastrineobola argentea) fishery in Lake Victoria, East Africa: A historical analysis |
| 10:30 | Philip Sokou | Papua New Guinea | Gustavo G. Fonseca (UNAK), Daði Kristófers-son (Univ. of Iceland) | Predictors of success in kappaphycus seaweed farming in Rambutso Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea |
| 11:00 | Tiwonge Soko-Nyirenda | Malawi | Gustavo G. Fonseca (UNAK), Rannveig Björnsdóttir (UNAK) | Economic implications of utilizing locally produced feeds compared to use of commercial fish feed imports on the sustainability of the aquaculture industry in Malawi. |
| 11:30 | James Ngwaerobo | Solomon Island | Thanh Viet Nguyen (UNAK), Rannveig Björnsdóttir (UNAK) | Efficiency and profitability analysis of seaweed farming in Solomon Islands: A case study for Wagina, Choiseul Province |
| 12:50 | Patrick Otuo | Kenya | Catherine Chambers (University Centre of the Westfjords) | Assessing the efficacy of fisheries Co-management amidst the impacts of climate change: A stakeholders preparedness evaluation in Lake Victoria, Kenya |
| 13:30 | Ropate B. Natadra | Fiji | Óttar Erlingsson (Dir. of Fisheries), Sæmundur Elíasson (Matís) | Improving Fiji's access to the EU market through digitalization of tuna processors |
| 14:00 | Ibrahim Bah | Sierra Leone | Hjördís Sigursteinsdóttir (UNAK), Óttar Erlingsson (Dir. of Fisheries) | Assessing management of Sierra Leone industrial fisheries through the operation of the joint maritime committee (JMC) in deterring IUU fishing |
| 14:30 | Sikudhani Y. Mponda | Tanzania | Hjördís Sigursteinsdóttir (UNAK), Þorsteinn Hilm-arsson (Dir. of fisheries) | Evaluating socio-economic impacts and compliance effectiveness of voluntary octopus reef closures in Kilwa district, Tanzania |