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ARBEC III · 23–27 Nov 2026 · Nairobi

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ARBEC III 23–27 Nov 2026 · Nairobi
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13 sessions on Monday 23 November

At a glance: Monday 23 November

Rooms A to E run in parallel · times in EAT

Chair: Dr. Christopher Aura · Rapporteur: James Last

Pre-conference session: History of ARBEC, Rooms A-E, 09:00 to 09:45 Live Keynote: Dr. Jeppe Kolding, Rooms A-E, 09:45 to 10:30 Live
Tea / coffee break, 10:30 to 11:00

OPEN SESSION

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY, Rooms A-E, 11:00 to 12:30 Live
Lunch, 12:30 to 14:00
1 2 3 4 5 6 Live
7 8 9 10 11 12 Live
13 14 15 16 17 18 Live
19 20 21 22 23 24 Live
25 26 27 28 29 30 Live
Tea / coffee break, 15:30 to 16:00

OPEN SESSION

31 32 33 34 35 36 Live
37 38 39 40 41 42 Live
43 44 45 46 47 48 Live
49 50 51 52 53 54 Live
55 56 57 58 59 60 Live

End of day at 17:30

Sessions Monday 23 November 2026

  1. Chair: Dr. Christopher Aura · Rapporteur: James Last

  3. Tea / coffee break

  4. Open Session

  5. Lunch

  6. 5 parallel sessions

    S01

    Sustainable Fisheries & Governance

    Room A · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Chair: Frank Masese · Rapporteur: Sheila Rioba Live

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    Presentations in S01
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    1 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK1_042 Growth, size structure and spawning potential of sharks and rays in Kenyan inshore and industrial longline fisheries (read the abstract) Benedict K. Kiilu et al. (Kenya)
    2 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK1_067 Size composition of small-scale demersal catches in a multispecies multi-gear fishery along the Kenyan coast. (read the abstract) Janet Mwangata et al. (Kenya)
    3 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK1_050 Limitations and paradoxes of maximum sustainable yield estimation in an enhanced fishery: A Schaefer model application to Lake Naivasha, Kenya (read the abstract) George N. Morara et al. (Kenya)
    4 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK1_071 Spatio-Temporal Dynamics And Population Structure Of Swordfish (Xiphias Gladius) In Kenya'S Eez (read the abstract) Jibril Olunga et al. (Kenya)
    5 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK1_073 Stock Status Assessment of Frequently Caught Grunts, Seabreams, And Snappers Along The Kenyan Coast (read the abstract) Maorine Nyamoita Okeri et al. (Kenya)
    6 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK1_024 Determining the prawn stock status of Malindi-Ungwana Bay using the Weight of Evidence Framework (read the abstract) Esther N. Fondo et al. (Kenya)
    S02

    Aquaculture, Mariculture & Aquatic Food Systems

    Room B · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Chair: Dr. Kevin Obiero · Rapporteur: Hezron Awandu Live

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    Presentations in S02
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    7 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK7_031 Innovative Farmer-Centred Biosecurity Training For Sustainable Cage Aquaculture And Fish Health Management In Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Karen Mugambi et al. (Kenya)
    8 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK7_002 Assessing changes in aquaculture productivity and inclusion among smallholder households attributed to project interventions (read the abstract) Christopher Mulanda Aura (Kenya)
    9 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK7_013 Evaluating Strategic Missteps And Production Gaps In Kenya’S Seaweed Sector (read the abstract) Dr. Elisha Mrabu (Kenya)
    10 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK1_077 Temporal Water Quality and Phytoplankton Dynamics: A Basis for Environmental Monitoring of Cage Aquaculture in Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria, Uganda (read the abstract) Jessy Lugya et al. (Uganda)
    11 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK1_054 Marine prawn hatchery and grow-out trials in Kenya (read the abstract) Anthony Nzioka et al. (Kenya)
    12 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK1_064 PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF Ocimum gratissimum LEAF AQUEOUS EXTRACT, ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY, IMMUNOCOMPETENCE AND DISEASE RESISTANCE OF Oreochromis niloticus FINGERLINGS AGAINST Vibrio parahaemolyticus INFECTION (read the abstract) Rasaq Ibrahim et al. (Nigeria)
    S03

    Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality & Environmental Health

    Room C · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Chair: Dr. Anthony Nzioka · Rapporteur: Harriet Okeyo Live

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    Presentations in S03
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    13 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK7_030 From Proverb to Policy: Local Knowledge as a Community-Embedded Early Warning and Governance Signal for Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Horace Owiti Onyango et al. (USA)
    14 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK6_042 Lake Turkana Limnology (2024–2026): Basin-Scale Hydrographic Gradients and Seasonal Variability Following a Multi-Decadal Hiatus (read the abstract) Collins O. Ongore et al. (Kenya)
    15 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK1_058 Occurrence of the epibiont Octolasmis spp. in the mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the Bons Sinais Estuary (read the abstract) Edvânia Santana et al. (Mozambique)
    16 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK6_066 Spatial and Seasonal Effects of Cage Aquaculture on Water Quality in Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Beryl Atieno Omollo et al. (Kenya)
    17 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK6_038 Innovative Elasmobranch Monitoring and Regional Scientific Partnerships for Resilient Blue Economy Management in Kenya (read the abstract) Arthur Brian Otieno et al. (Kenya)
    18 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK6_040 Integrating remote sensing and river biogeochemistry to understand catchments controls of riverine carbon and nutrients dynamics for a sustainable water resource management in Kenya (read the abstract) Samuel Ngari et al. (Kenya;Belgium)
    S04

    Communities, Livelihoods, Gender & Social Inclusion

    Room D · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Chair: Dr. Anthony Nzioka · Rapporteur: Harriet Okeyo Live

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    Presentations in S04
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    19 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK7_006 Climate change and gendered vulnerabilities in the blue economy in Kwale county, Kenya (read the abstract) Munyi Fridah et al. (Kenya)
    20 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK7_017 Gendered Dimensions of Blue Economy Participation Around Lake Victoria, Kenya. (read the abstract) Annah Mariah et al. (Kenya)
    21 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK7_033 Unveiling Gender Inequities in Small-Scale Fisheries and Aquaculture in East Africa: a Harvard Analytical Framework Approach (read the abstract) Kevin Okoth Ouko et al. (Kenya)
    22 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK7_010 Driving Circular Blue Economies Through Citizen Science: The KMFRI Lake Debris Volunteer Program on Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Otuo et al. (Kenya)
    23 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK7_005 Citizen Science in Water Quality Monitoring: A Review of Data Reliability, Validation Frameworks, and Participant Engagement (read the abstract) Harriet Atieno Okeyo (Kenya)
    24 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK7_029 The Voice of Small-scale Actors: Co-Designing Inclusive Policies for Aquatic Food Systems through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (read the abstract) Josyline Kendi et al. (Kenya)
    S05

    Pollution, Aquatic Health & Biotechnology

    Room E · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S05
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    25 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK7_023 Participatory Research on Plastics in Malindi Seascape (read the abstract) Charles Mitto Kosore et al. (Kenya)
    26 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK7_007 Comparative Evaluation of Plasmid Curing Potential of Curcuma longa and Guiera senegalensis Extracts on Multidrug Resistant Salmonella spp. (read the abstract) Hauwa Yakubu et al. (Nigeria)
    27 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK1_002 Antimicrobial Resistance in Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Teresia Nyambura Wacira et al. (Kenya)
    28 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK1_099 Fatty Acids Profiles of Clarias gariepinus fed on Diets Containing (Duckweed) Lemna Minor (read the abstract) Albert Getabu et al. (Kenya)
    29 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK1_030 Escherichia coli in Kisumu Fish Markets, Kenya (read the abstract) Teresia Nyambura Wacira et al. (Kenya)
    30 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK1_055 Metal Contamination in Blue Foods and Human Health Risk (read the abstract) Jane Moraa Nyamora et al. (Kenya)
  7. Tea / coffee break

  8. Open Session5 parallel sessions

    S06

    Biodiversity, Conservation & Habitat Management

    Room A · 16:00 – 17:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S06
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    31 16:00–16:15 Abstract TRK5_025 Spatiotemporal Analysis of Mangrive Cover Change in Mida Creek, North Coast Kenya (read the abstract) Adnum Ishmael Munda (Kenya)
    32 16:15–16:30 Abstract TRK7_012 Engaging fishers and coastal communities through educational outreach exhibitions to promote shark and ray conservation in Bangladesh (read the abstract) Md. Rasel Mia et al. (Bangladesh)
    33 16:30–16:45 Abstract TRK7_018 Harnessing Seagrass For Marine Biodiversity: Community-Led Conservation And Biodiversity Credits In The Vanga Bay (read the abstract) Meali Mohamed et al. (Kenya)
    34 16:45–17:00 Abstract TRK1_044 Habitat Quality and Fish-Based Biotic Integrity Indices of River Kathita and Associated Dams: Implications for Ecosystem Management and Biodiversity Conservation (read the abstract) Douglas Gitonga et al. (Kenya)
    35 17:00–17:15 Abstract TRK1_083 Towards Conservation of the Endangered Singida Tilapia, Oreochromis esculentus (Graham 1929) of the L. Victoria Basin, Kenya (read the abstract) Daisy Nafula Simiyu et al. (Kenya)
    36 17:15–17:30 Abstract TRK1_021 Coral reef fish assemblages are shaped by management regimes and not reef location in the East African region (read the abstract) Levy Otwoma et al. (Kenya)
    S07

    Climate Change, Resilience & Blue Economy

    Room B · 16:00 – 17:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S07
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    37 16:00–16:15 Abstract TRK1_097 Social-ecological archetypes reveal distinct spatial behaviours and vulnerabilities among Kenya's small-scale fisheries: implications for coastal governance and adaptive management (read the abstract) Japhet Kaadzo Tembo et al. (Kenya)
    38 16:15–16:30 Abstract TRK2_041 Cage-Based Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) versus Monoculture: A Rabbitfish–Oyster–Seaweed System (read the abstract) Douglas Okemwa et al. (Kenya)
    39 16:30–16:45 Abstract TRK4_001 Translating High-Level Carbon Dialogue into Actionable Grassroots Climate Solutions: A Community-Centered Framework for Resilience within Kenya's Blue Economy (read the abstract) Justus Wakili Omundi (Kenya)
    40 16:45–17:00 Abstract TRK4_004 Governance, Policy and Finance as Enablers of Resilient Blue Economies in Kenya (read the abstract) Dr. Davies M. Makilla (Kenya)
    41 17:00–17:15 Abstract TRK7_034 Who benefits from Blue Growth? Heterogeneities in Income Distribution in the Marine and Coastal Aquaculture Sector in the Western Indian Ocean Region (read the abstract) Lucy Njogu (Kenya)
    42 17:15–17:30 Abstract TRK4_005 Implementation Gaps in Kenya’s Ocean Conservation Governance, Policy and Finance (read the abstract) Christine Nyangweso et al. (Kenya)
    S08

    Digital Innovation, Data & Emerging Technologies

    Room C · 16:00 – 17:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S08
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    43 16:00–16:15 Abstract TRK5_021 Remote Sensing of Water Hyacinth and Water Quality (read the abstract) Lakachew Y. Alemneh et al. (Ethiopia)
    44 16:15–16:30 Abstract TRK5_022 Securing the Digital Ocean: Cybersecurity, GIS, and Remote Sensing Data Governance in Blue Economy Systems (read the abstract) Pauline Anyango Ongadi (Kenya)
    45 16:30–16:45 Abstract TRK5_010 Drone-Based Assessment Of Sea Turtle Habitat Use (read the abstract) Omwoyo et al. (Kenya)
    46 16:45–17:00 Abstract TRK5_027 Data Quality in Digital Small-Scale Fisheries Monitoring: Error Patterns, Training Effects, and Lessons from Zanzibar (read the abstract) Pascal Thoyaa et al. (Malaysia)
    47 17:00–17:15 Abstract TRK5_028 Sugartrace: Blockchain-Iot For Fisheries Finance (read the abstract) Hudson Odhiambo (Kenya)
    48 17:15–17:30 Abstract TRK1_051 Machine learning cluster analysis of haplochromine schools and pelagic serial deduction for improved fish biomass estimates using Lake Victoria’s acoustic data (read the abstract) Collins O. Ongore et al. (Kenya)
    S09

    Sustainable Fisheries & Governance

    Room D · 16:00 – 17:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S09
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    49 16:00–16:15 Abstract TRK1_041 Growth Dynamics and Random Forest Modeling of Key Commercial Fishes in Lake Turkana, Kenya (read the abstract) Olilo Casianes Owino et al. (Kenya)
    50 16:15–16:30 Abstract TRK1_022 Data-Limited Stock Assessment In Lake Victoria, Kenya Fisheries (read the abstract) Horace Owiti et al. (Kenya)
    51 16:30–16:45 Abstract TRK1_093 A standardised hydroacoustic time series reveals increasing fish biomass and southward redistribution of pelagic fish in Lake Turkana (read the abstract) Chrisphine Nyamweya et al. (Kenya)
    52 16:45–17:00 Abstract TRK1_040 Gillnet selectivity and its’ effects on population structure of two key species in Lake Victoria (Kenya) (read the abstract) Nicholas Gichuru et al. (Kenya)
    53 17:00–17:15 Abstract TRK1_072 Spatiotemporal fish dynamics in Lake Malombe (read the abstract) Salim M'balaka et al. (Malawi)
    54 17:15–17:30 Abstract TRK5_013 Evaluation of the catch assessment strategies of Tanzania Marine Fisheries (read the abstract) Mariam Kadama et al. (Dodoma, Tanzania)
    S10

    Aquaculture, Mariculture & Aquatic Food Systems

    Room E · 16:00 – 17:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S10
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    55 16:00–16:15 Abstract TRK1_027 Effects of Cage Aquaculture on Biodiversity of Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Tonny Orina et al. (Kenya)
    56 16:15–16:30 Abstract TRK1_091 Establishing a Metagenomic Baseline to Support Sustainable Cage Aquaculture in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria (read the abstract) Julia Obuya et al. (USA)
    57 16:30–16:45 Abstract TRK6_059 Phytoplankton and water quality dynamics in earthen ponds for Nile Tilapia culture at Lubukhwas Fish Farm, Kakamega County, Kenya (read the abstract) Getabu et al. (Kenya)
    58 16:45–17:00 Abstract TRK4_010 Political Economy and Power Dynamics of Cage Aquaculture in Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Erick Ogello et al. (Kenya)
    59 17:00–17:15 Abstract TRK1_036 From Fish Waste to Fashion: Development of Eco-Friendly Nail Extensions from Fish Scales for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquatic Food Systems (read the abstract) Faith M. Magondu et al. (Kenya)
    60 17:15–17:30 Abstract TRK2_032 Smallholder Hatchery Systems in Africa: Status, Innovations and Future Directions (read the abstract) Elijah Kembenya et al. (Kenya)