Falkland Islands Fisheries Department

Scientific Team

Position:
Fisheries Observer
Phone:
+500 27260
Aina Amukwaya

Miscellaneous Information

Miscellaneous Information:

Background & Qualifications

I completed my Honours Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at the University of Namibia, 2020.

I have experience in age determination of the two Atlantic hake species, Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus using otoliths. I was also part of the annual bird survey on the Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia the year 2018. I did six months internship with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Inland Aquaculture Centre (rearing catfish and tilapia) in 2022.

In January 2023 I joined FIFD as a Scientific Fisheries Observer.