BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC STAFF PROFILE
FULL NAME: Minwyelet Mingist Zerihun
CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE TITLE (if any):
OFFICE ADDRESS (Dept. and BLDG/Office No.): Department of Fisheries, Wetlands and
Wildlife Management, CAES, Admn. BLDG. Room #028
MOBILE NUMBER (Optional) - +251-0918-014-808 or +251-0913-522-918
OFFICE PHONE NUMBER: (If any)
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]; [email protected]
FAX ADDRESS: (If any)
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
Year of Degree
1995
Degree
Institution
BSc Degree in Animal Production and
Addis Ababa University, Awassa
Rangeland Management (Animal Science)
College of Agriculture
Graduate
Year of Degree
Degree
Institution
2004
Master of Science in Fisheries Sciences
Hokkaido University (Japan)
2007
Doctoral Degree in Fisheries Sciences
Hokkaido University (Japan)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS (old and new):
Date, Title, Department, Institution
 July 1997 – March 2001, Animal and Fishery Resources Expert II, Bibugn Woreda
Agricultural Office, East Gojjam Adm. Zone
 November 1999 to March 2000, Acting Extension Team Leader, Bibugn Woreda
Agricultural Office, East Gojjam Adm. Zone
 March 2001- September 2001, Junior Research Officer II, Holetta Agricultural Research
Centre, Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization/Institute
 May 2007 to June 2013, Assistant Professor, FWWM, CAES, BDU
 October 2008 to January 2009, Faculty Research and Publication Coordinator, FWWM,
CAES, BDU
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 May 2010 to September 2011, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Program,
FWWM, CAES, BDU
 August 2010 to September 2010, Acting Department Head, FWWM, CAES, BDU
 September 2010 to January 2013, Department Head, FWWM, CAES, BDU
 September 2011 to date, Course chair for Fisheries Sciences and Technology, FWWM,
CAES, BDU
 July 2013 to date, Associate Professor, FWWM, CAES, BDU
AWARDS AND HONORS (if any): Date and Organization
 October 2001, Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBUSHO)
 August 2012, Nuffic (Netherlands Fellowship Program)
 January 2014, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
 February 2015, Conservation International through Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: (departmental, Faculty, School, College, Institute)
(Date -Indicate role)
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March 2008 to January 2009 , evaluating research proposals and allocating budget the screened proposals
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December 2011 to April 2013, assigning labs for the College
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September 2011 to date, running graduate programs of the department
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December 2011 to March 2011, selecting the best teacher of the College
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January 2011 to February 2012, approving departmental grades
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May 2014 and 2016, Organizing World Fish Migration Day at Bahir Dar town
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January 2014 to date, Associate editor for Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Science
OTHER MAJOR COMMITEE ASSIGNMENTS: (national, regional, international)
(Date -Indicate role)
 September 2010 to April 2011, as a member of technical committee (Joint BDU-ARARI)
I tried to work out on common working modalities.
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TRAINING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS (list present and past) chronological
Asratu Gurmessa
Bushen Fufa
Yinager Yilak
Degsera Aemro
Amelwork Zewdu
Benyam Hailu
Marshet Teshome
Samuel Mengistie
Takle Shitaw
Seble Getahun
Gizachew Teshome
Yeshiwork Arega
Tadlo Gedefaw
Kelemwork Asfaw
Shibabaw Gebru
Helen Amha
Banchamalak Getnet
Haimanot Sitotaw
Solomon Orion
Abebe Molla
Shewit Gebremedhin
Abrehet Kahsay
Birhan Mohammed
Tadlo Awoke
Addisu Sendek
Birhan Ambaw
Yibeltal Aynalem
Adamu Yimer
Kidane Misganaw
Teklewold Berhanu
Belay Gashu
Endalkachew Sisay
Alemitu Aswose
Woldegebriel Gebrekidan Tarekegn Wondimagegn
Degnew Mekuaninnet
Aragaw Ambachew
Wubshet Asnake
Assefa Tessema
Marie Shiferaw
Azanaw Embialle
Mohammed Omer
Negash Atnafu
Yezbie Kassa
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (present and past) chronological
Date, Course, Program, Department/Affiliation
Date
Course
Program
Department
September 2008 to date
Ichthyology
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
September 2008 to 2013
Fisheries Biology
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
September 2008 to date
Fisheries Management
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
September 2011 to 2013
Fish Diseases
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
Policy Issues in Fisheries, Wetlands and
BSc in FWWM
September 2008 to 2014
September 2008 to date
Wildlife
Fish Harvesting and Processing
BSc in FWWM
Technology
FWWM
FWWM
January 2008 to date
Advanced Fisheries Management
MSc in FaWM
FWWM
January 2008 to date
Environmental Policy and Advocacy
MSc in FaWM
FWWM
September 2011 to date
Graduate Seminar
MSc in FaWM
FWWM
September 2010 to 2012
Fish Nutrition
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
September 2011 to 2012
Research Methods in FWWM
BSc in FWWM
FWWM
September 2002 to 2003
Advanced Aquaculture
MSc in FaWM
FWWM
September 2010 to June
Fishery
BSc in NaRM
Department of
2010
NaRM, DMU
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January 2011and January
Fishery and Fish Diseases
BSc in Veterinary
Medicine
2013
Faculty of
Veterinary
Medicine, UOG
October 2014
Fish Anatomy and Physiology
BSc in FWWM
January 2009
Introduction to Fishery
BSc in FWWM
AnPT
January 2011 and 2013
Fisheries and Aquaculture
BSc in FWWM
AnPT
October 2011 and July 2012
Fisheries and Aquaculture
BSc in FWWM
Woreta ATVET
September 2015
Biodiversity conservation and
MSc in WLET
management
FWWM
January 2016
Fishery
MSc in WLET
FWWM
September 2015
Fish Stock assessment and Management
PhD FaWM
FWWM
September 2015
Seminar I
PhD FaWM
FWWM
January 2016
Applied Inland Fisheries and Fishing
PhD FaWM
Technology
FWWM
January 2016
Wetlands Ecosystem Management
MSc in FaWM
FWWM
February 2014
Wetlands Ecosystem Management
MSc in AEEM
BDU-AAU Joint
March 2014
Environmental Policy and Advocacy
MSc in AEEM
BDU-AAU Joint
August 2016
Environmental Policy and Advocacy
MSc in AEEM
BDU-AAU Joint
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (if any) chronological
 Biological Society of Ethiopia
 Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA)
 Society for Eco-tourism and Bio-diversity Conservation
 Forum for the Environment
OFFICE AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Date, Membership, Office Held, or Important Committee Assignment
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PUBLICATIONS
Date, name of the journal
a) Refereed (i.e., peer-reviewed) papers
b) Book chapters/ reviews
d) Books authored/Books edited
e) Theses
f) Published abstracts (if any)
g) Public Lectures delivered (Place (National/International) of last 3 years only)
Others… Please add.
Published articles
Minwyelet Mingist, Tomoko Kitani, Nobuhisa Koide and Hiroshi Ueda. 2007. Relationship
between eyed-egg percentage and levels of cortisol and thyroid hormone in masu salmon
Oncorhynchus masou. Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 70, 1045 ─ 1056;
(doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01362.x)
Minwyelet Mingist, Setsu Ushikoshi and Hiroshi Ueda. 2007. In vivo and in vitro effects of
Rhizopus extract (RU) on body growth and steroid production in masu salmon
Oncorhynchus masou. Aquaculture Research, Vol. 38, 708-717. (doi:10.1111/j.13652109.2007.01711.x)
Minwyelet Mingist, Masufumi Amano, Masatoshi Ban, Masatoshi Fukuwara and Hiroshi Ueda.
2007. Trends of hormonal changes in the brain, pituitary and serum of chum salmon
during homing migration. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission. Technical Report
No. 7, 117 - 119.
Tarekgne Wondmagegne, Ayalew Wondie, Minwyelet Mingist, Jacobus Vijverberg. 2012.
Seasonality in abundance, biomass and production of the phytoplankton of Welala and
Shesher Wetlands, Lake Tana Sub-Basin (Ethiopia). Journal of Water Resource and
Protection, 2012, 4, 877-884. doi:10.4236/jwarp.2012.410103.
Mohammed Oumer, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. 2011. Diversity, relative abundance
of fishes in the head of Blue Nile River, Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci., 10(2): 207-212.
ISSN: 1819-8678. (Short Communication)
Shewit Gebremedhin, Minwyelet Mingist, Abebe Getahun and Wassie Anteneh. 2012.
Spawning migration of Labeobarbus spp. (Pisces: Cyprinidae) of Lake Tana to ArnoGarno River, Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 35(2):95–106. ISSN:
0379–2897.
Assefa Tessema, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. 2012. Diversity, relative abundance and
biology of fishes in Borkena and Mille Rivers, Awash Basin, Ethiopia. Journal of
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Fisheries International 7 (3-6): 70-76. ISSN: 1817-3381.
Shewit G/Medhin, Markos Budusa, Minwyelet Mingist, Jacobus Vijverberg. 2013. Determining
factors for fisher’s income: The case of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. International Journal of
Current Research. Vol. 5, Issue, 5, pp.1182-1186.
ISSN: 0975-833X.
http://www.journalcra.com
Shewit G/Medhin, Minwyelet Mingist, Birhanu Kebede. 2013. Spawning migration and some
biological aspects of Labeobarbus species in Infranz River, Lake Tana Sub-basin,
Ethiopia. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. ISSN 1816-4927 DOI: 10.3923/jfas.
Shewit G/Medhin, Abebe Getahun, Minwyelet Mingist, Wassie Anteneh. 2014. Some biological
aspects of Labeobarbus spp. (Piseces: Cyprinidae) at Arno-Garno River, Lake Tana subbasin, Ethiopia. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 9(2): 46-62. ISSN 1816-4927
DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2014.46.62.
Mingist, M. And Gebremedhin, S. 2014. Diversity and abundance of fishes in Aveya River, Blue
Nile basin, Ethiopia. International Journal of Current Research. Vol. 6, Issue, 05,
pp.6466-6473. ISSN: 0975-833X.
Gebremedhin, S., Mingist, M. 2014. Length-weight relationship, gonado-somatic index and
Fulton condition factor of the dominant fishes at Aveya River, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. ISSN: 1816-4927.DOI: 10.3923/jfas.
Abrehet Kahsay Mehari, Ayalew Wondie, Minwyelet Mingist, Jacobus Vijverberg. 2014. Spatial
and seasonal variation in the macro-invertebrates and physico-chemical parameters of
the Enfranz River, Lake Tana sub-basin (Ethiopia). Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 304–
312.
Dagnew, M., Minwyelet, M., Abebe, G. and Wassie, A. 2014. Spawning migration of
Labeobarbus species of Lake Tana to Gilgel Abay River and its tributaries, Blue Nile
Basin, Ethiopia. African Journal of Fisheries Science International Scholars Journals.
2(9): 176-184.
Gizachew Teshome, Abebe Getahun, Minwyelet Mingist and Wassie Anteneh, 2015. Spawning
migration of Labeobarbus species to some tributary rivers of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Ethiop.
J. Sci. & Technol. 8(1) 37-50.
Gebremedhin S., Kebede B. and Mingist M. 2014. Effect of river flow variability on spawning
migration of Labeobarbus Species in Infranz River, Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia.
International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies; 1(6): 183-189. ISSN: 2347-5129.
Minwyelet Mingist, Shewit G/Medhin 2016. Could sand mining be a major threat for the
declining endemic Labeobarbus species of Lake Tana, Ethiopia? Singapore Journal of
Tropical Geography.
Gizachew Teshome, Abebe Getahun, Minwyelet Mengist, Biniyam Hailu. 2015. Some biological aspects of
spawning migratory Labeobarbus species in some tributary rivers of Lake Tana, Ethiopia International
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies; 3(2): 136-141 ISSN: 2347-5129
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Chapter in a book
Dawit Alemu,Yoshiaki Nishikawa,Kiyoshi Shiratori,Taku Seo. 2016. Farmer Research Groups:
Institutionalizing participatory agricultural research in Ethiopia, Rugby, UK: Practical
Action
Publishing.
Pp.
220.
ISBN:
978-1-85339-900-8.
<http://dx.doi.org/103362/9781780449005> Chapter Title: Participatory evaluation of
selected fish processing and preservation technologies: the case of Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
Farmer Research Groups. Contributors: Shewit Gebremedhin, Markos Budusa, Adamu
Yimer, Minwyelet Mingist, Dereje Tewabe and Zurihun Nigussie
Abstracts International Conference
Assefa Tessema, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. Diversity, relative abundance, and
biology of fishes in Borkena and Mille Rivers, Awash Basin, Ethiopia. International
conference on ecosystem conservation and sustainable development. Theme: Natural
resources for livelihood enhancement. Ambo University, Ethiopia. February 10-12, 2011.
Mohammed Oumer, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. Diversity, relative abundance, and
biology of fishes in the head of Blue Nile River, Ethiopia. International conference on
ecosystem conservation and sustainable development. Theme: Natural resources for
livelihood enhancement. Ambo University, Ethiopia. February 10-12, 2011.
Wubshet Asnake, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. Fish resource potential and some
biological aspects of Oreochromis niloticus and Cyprinus carpio in Lake Ardibo,
Northern Ethiopia. International conference on ecosystem conservation and sustainable
development. Theme: Natural resources for livelihood enhancement. Ambo University,
Ethiopia. February 10-12, 2011.
Conference abstracts
Gizachew Teshome, Abebe Getahun, Minwyelet Mingist and Wassie Anteneh. 2016. The
effecect of sand mining and irrigation canals on spawning migration of Labeobarbus
species in some tributary rivers of Lake Tana. In: Aquaculture Development in Ethiopia.
Abstracts in the 8th Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Association (EFASA). February 12-13, 2016, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia.
Minwyelet Mingist, Helen Amha and Abebe Amha. 2015. Comparative Biological Survey of
Varicorhinus beso (Rüppell, 1836) (Cyprinidae, Teleostei) in Awash and Abay River
Systems, Ethiopia. EFASA 7th annual conference, 7-8 February 2015, ArbaMinch, Ethiopia.
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Conference Proceedings
Brehan Mohammed, de Graaf, M., Nagelkerke, L., Wassie Anteneh, Minwyelet Mingist. 2011.
Lake Tana’s (Ethiopia) endemic Labeobarus spp. Flock: An uncertain future threatened
by exploitation, land use and water resources developments. In: Impacts of climate
change and population on tropical aquatic resources, proceeding of the Third International
Conference of the Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA)
editors: Brook Lemma and Abebe Getahun. AAU Printing Press, Addis Ababa. Pp.301313.
Brehan Mohammed, de Graaf, M., Nagelkerke, L., Wassie Anteneh, Minwyelet Mingist and
Wassie Anteneh. 2012. Assessment of motorized commercial gillnet fishery of the three
commericially important fishes in Lake Tan, Ethiopia. In: The role of aquatic resources
for food security in Ethiopia, proceeding of the Fourth Annual Conference of the
Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA). Chief Editors: Brook
Lemma, Abebe Getahun and Seyoum Mengistou. AAU Printing Press, Addis Ababa.
Pp.81-109.
Assefa Tessema, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. 2012. Preliminary survey of fishes in
Chefa wetland around Kemisse, Oromia Zone. In: The role of aquatic resources for food
security in Ethiopia, proceeding of the Fourth Annual Conference of the Ethiopian
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA). Chief Editors: Brook Lemma,
Abebe Getahun and Seyoum Mengistou. AAU Printing Press, Addis Ababa. Pp.110-121.
Assefa Tessema, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. 2012. Socio-economic assessment of the
fishery in Borkena and Mille Rivers, Awash Basin, Ethiopia. In: The role of aquatic
resources for food security in Ethiopia, proceeding of the Fourth Annual Conference of
the Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA). Chief Editors: Brook
Lemma, Abebe Getahun and Seyoum Mengistou. AAU Printing Press, Addis Ababa.
Pp.81-109.
Assefa Tessema, Minwyelet Mengist and Eshete Dejen, 2011. Diversity, relative abundance and
biology of fishes in Borkena and Mille Rivers, Awash Basin, Ethiopia. In: Proceedings
of the International Conference on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable
Development (ECOCASD 2011). Natarajan et al., (Eds.), 468p. Organized by Ambo
University, Ambo, Ethiopia, 10-12, Feb. 2011.
Abebe Molla, Ayalew Wondie, Minwyelet Mingist (2011). Socio-economic roles and impacts
on wetland ecosystem in Eastern Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Editors: Seyoum Mengistu and
Tadesse Fetahi. BNWI. National Workshop on Wetlands for Sustainable Development
and Climate Change Mitigation, Bahir Dar, 12-30.
Minwyelet Mingist (2011). The role of graduates of fisheries, wetlands and wildlife
management in wetlands management. Editors: Seyoum Mengistu and Tadesse Fetahi.
BNWI. National Workshop on Wetlands for Sustainable Development and Climate
Change Mitigation, Bahir Dar, 222-236.
Tarekgne Wondmagegne, Ayalew Wondie and Minwyelet Mingist. 2011. Phytoplankton
composition and abundance of Shesher and Wolala wetlands: Fogera floodplain,
Ethiopia. Editors: Molla Addisu, Belay Berza, Workneh Fisseha. Proceedings of the
second national workshop research symposium on sustainable development: Research
for socio-economic transformation, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. 76-93.
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Minwyelet Mingist and Hiroshi Ueda. 2012. The effect of Rhizopus extract (RU) administration
on somatic growth and gonadal maturation in masu salmon. Biotechnology Workshop;
Theme: The role of biotechnology to growth and Transformation of Ethiopian Economy.
Amhara Management Institute, Bahir Dar. June 18-19, 2012.
Seble Getahun, Minwyelet Mingist and Gebeyehu G/Michael. 2015. Growth performance of Clarias
gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) reared in glass aquaria under different light conditions, pp. 215-256.
In: EFASA 2015, Proceedings of the VIIth Annual Conference and Workshop of EFASA, 7-8 Feb
2015, Arba Minch, Ethiopia. ISBN: 978–99944–910–1–8
Tadlo Awoke, Minwyelet Mingist and Abebe Getahun. 2015. Abundance and species composition of
the fishes in Blue Nile River below the Tiss issat fall, Ethiopia, pp 277-294. In: EFASA 2015,
Proceedings of the VIIth Annual Conference and Workshop of EFASA, 7-8 Feb 2015, Arba
Minch, Ethiopia. ISBN: 978–99944–910–1–8
Book
Wubshet Asnake Metekia, Minwyelet Mingist and Eshete Dejen. 2011. Fish Resource Potential
and Some Biological Aspects of Oreochromis Niloticus and Cyprinus Carpio in Lake
Ardibo, Northern Ethiopia. ISBN 978-3-639-32789-2, 108 Pages. Amazon.com
Thesis
 Physiological Studies on Somatic Growth and Gonadal Maturation in Masu Salmon
Oncorhynchus masou (MSc Thesis)
 Physiological Studies on Somatic Growth and Sexual Maturation in Salmonids (PhD
Thesis)
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS (1/2 page maximum)
Main research interests include
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Fish biology and physiology
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Fish ecology
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Fisheries management
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Fish stock assessment (modelling)
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Fishing and post-harvest technology
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Aquatic sciences and ecology
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Wetland resources and management
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Biodiversity conservation
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Environmental studies
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Fish disease and parasites
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Food and feeding habits of fishes
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Fisheries socio-economics
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Fish biotechnology
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Fish genetics and breeding
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS (if any)
Awards:
 Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho): Long-term Training
 Netherlands Fellowship Program: Short-term Training
 Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: Small Grant Project (Title: ‘Empowering the major
stakeholders (fishing communities) for sustainable utilization and conservation of Lake
Tana Fish Resources: The case of Northern and Western part of Lake Tana’)
 Conservation International via Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: Large Grant Project
(Title: ‘Rehabilitation and Sustainable Utilization of Little Abbai River Mouth Wetlands’)
KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES (if any)
-Hormone measurement (determination) for fish
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