LIVINUS RENATUS

Dynamic Fisheries Officer with extensive experience at Dar es Salaam City Council, excelling in aquatic research and fish management. Proven ability in data analysis and stakeholder engagement, contributing to effective project management and regulatory compliance. Successfully enhanced fish breeding practices and improved carbon sequestration strategies in blue carbon ecosystems through international training initiatives.

Lydia Gaspare (PhD), Lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam, lgaspare@yahoo.co.uk, +255766302961

• Fisheries Officer, Dar es Salaam City Council, Ferry Fish Market, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, 03/15/23, present
• Research Supporting African MSMEs to Provide Safe and Nutritious Food, I work as an early career scholar within the research aimed at supporting micro, small and medium enterprises to provide safe and nutritious food in Africa. Here I collect qualitative data and do research on the challenges facing actors at different nodes in the fisheries value chain, the history and change in the fisheries value chain nodes and gender contribution in the entire chain., 01/12/23, present
• International Training Workshop on the Carbon Sequestration Estimate and Capacity Building of Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Maritime Silk Road Countries (CBC-MSR), The training was arranged and offered in China by The East China Normal University and State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC) on Estimating carbon sequestration by Blue Carbon Ecosystems., 09/06/24, 09/22/24
• Research Assistant | Intern student, Institute of Marine Science, Tanga, Tanga, Tanzania, 08/01/20, 11/30/21, Worked as a research assistant in fish breeding research and as an internship student dealing with fish farm management (aquaculture). Here I collected quantitative data (fish length, weight, water parameters, water sample for nitrates analysis and blood samples from fish).
• Laboratory Assistant MARG I | IFS Research Projects, Dodoma, Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania, 11/01/18, 02/29/20, Worked at the Laboratory by obtaining, preserving, and observing the biota and sediment samples from the aquatic environment (Marine environment along the Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria) for plastic identification and quantification. Here I recorded quantitative data on the color, shape, size and number of plastic particles found within the sediments and biota samples.
• Practical Training, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Mbeya, Mbeya, Tanzania, 07/01/18, 09/30/18, Received practical training on aquatic invertebrate collection and Identification in inland lakes (Lake Kisiba) and rivers. Received training on limnology, fish stock assessment (echo sounder and autonomous underwater vehicle operation) and aquatic parasitology.
• Practical Training, FETA Bagamoyo | Institute of Marine Science, Tanga, Tanga, Tanzania, 07/01/19, 09/30/19, Was trained on general marine invertebrate identification and classification at FETA. Also trained in general fish farm management (aquaculture) at the Institute of Marine Science.