Sustainable Feed Ingredients and Additives for Aquaculture Farming: Perspectives from Africa and Asia

About Lucien de Samosate

Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel a senior lecturer in the Department of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Namibia holds a PhD in fisheries and aquatic sciences. Gabriel completed his bachelor's degree in biological sciences at UNAM and master's degree in aquaculture from Nanjing Agricultural University China. Dr. Gabriel has also done post-doctoral research at Kentucky State University's Department of Aquaculture Nutrition in Frankfurt USA and Asian Institute of Technology's Aquaculture Nutrition laboratory in Thailand. Gabriel has more than 15 years of experience in the aquaculture field particularly in aquaculture nutrition. His past research focused on discovering sustainable alternative feed additives that enhance fish health disease resistance growth and are environmentally and economically sustainable. His post-doctoral studies centered on searching for alternative plant protein sources in aquaculture and studying the inclusion of conditional amino acids (hydroxyproline) in aquafeed.  Dr. Kenneth Prudence Abasubong obtained both his master's and doctoral degrees at Nanjing Agricultural University in China. He has a bachelor's degree in animal sciences from the University of Calabar. In addition to this he holds a postgraduate diploma in aquatic environmental management from the University of Uyo in Nigeria. Dr. Abasubong specializes in aquaculture nutrition with a focus on fish nutrient metabolism excretion immune pathways feed science eco-intensification of fish farming using recycled waste and sustainable aquaculture development. He is currently conducting post-doctoral research at the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters Czech Republic. With over nine years of experience as an animal and aquaculture nutrition researcher Abasubong has built a strong foundation in his field. Dr. Victoria Ndinelago Erasmus holds a doctorate degree in fisheries science from Rhodes University South Africa. She also has a master's degree in biology a post-graduate diploma in education and a bachelor's degree in environmental molecular and physiological biology from the University of Namibia. Dr. Erasmus is a marine scientist who works as the operations manager at the Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) Namibia. The fisheries observers observe the harvesting handling and processing of marine resources. Dr. Erasmus has over 10 years of research experience in the field of marine science. Dr Erasmus has 15+ peer-reviewed scientific publications including a book chapter. Her research interest includes fisheries management ocean governance climate change feeding ecology of marine species aquaculture and marine pollution.  Dr. Manoj Tukaram Kamble currently serves as a C2F post-doctoral researcher (Track A) at the Center of Excellence in Wildlife Exotic and Aquatic Animal Pathology within the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand. He obtained his master's and doctorate degree in aquaculture and aquatic resources management (AARM) from the Asian Institute of Technology Pathum Thani Thailand and his bachelor's degree in fisheries science from the College of Fisheries Maharashtra India. His academic achievements include receiving postdoctoral researcher positions at both Chulalongkorn University and Mahidol University in Bangkok Thailand. He has more than 10 years of research experience in sustainable aquaculture. Kamble's research interests encompass a diverse array of subjects including phytobiotics sulfated polysaccharides herbal anesthetics and the development of nanovaccines for disease resistance in various aquaculture species such as Nile tilapia red tilapia Pacific white shrimp freshwater prawn and mud crab.