OceanExpert ID : 29718
Mr. Gilbert Omondi OWATO
Research Associate
oceanography and hydrography
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Headquarter & Mombasa Station
PO Box 81651
Mombasa
080100
Kenya
Nationality
Kenya
Email(s)
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Telephone
+254 727638620
ORCID :
0000-0002-1058-7285
BSc Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Operational Support (technical)
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Pollution
Research Support Services
My area of focus is in marine environment and ecology where together with other scientists conduct ; water quality assessment, analysis of saxitoxins i.e. PSP, ASP and CFP, sea grass monitoring and mangrove productivity assessment in the Kenyan coast and determining sedimentation rates using radio nuclides i.e. 210Pb and 210Po.
The main activities am involved in include;
coordinating mangrove monitoring programs
and water quality assessments, data collection and analysis,
reporting, data base management, doing publications, mobilizing and supervising
local
communities
in participatory in both water quality and mangrove monitoring. Attending several
capacity building trainings which includes; RAF 7009: Supporting an integrated
approach for marine
pollution monitoring using nuclear analytical techniques; Using
nuclear
analytical
technique to support harmful algal bloom at the context of climate and
environmental change
(phase 1); Applying nuclear analytical techniques to support harmful
algal bloom
at the context of climate and environmental change (phase 2); Strengthening regional
capacities for marine risk assessment using nuclear and related techniques.
Indian Ocean
Advanced Sediment Dating: Coring and Modeling
Mercury analysis using DMA-80 analyzer
Water quality parameters sampling and analysis (microbial, nutrients,polonium, HABS and saxitoxins)
Computing skills especially in Microsoft Software Packages.
Excellent research, data analysis and report writing skills.
Good communication skills.
Fish propagation
Fish Feed formulation
Fish pond construction and management
Project coordination
Disaster mitigation and management
Waste management
Advanced driving (BCE)
TOT in drugs and substance abuse
Innovative, motivative and creative.
English
“The oceans are the planet's last great living wilderness, man's only remaining frontier on Earth, and perhaps his last chance to prove himself a rational species.” ― John L. Culliney