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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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ARBEC III Programme at a Glance

23–26 November 2026· times in EAT

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Programme at a glance, 23–26 November 2026: days and rooms across, times (EAT) down. Each talk number and each session links to its details in the session list.
Time Monday, 23 Nov 2026 Tuesday, 24 Nov 2026 Wednesday, 25 Nov 2026 Thursday, 26 Nov 2026
Room B Room E Room C Room C Room C
ORAL PRESENTATIONS PARALLEL SESSIONS
11:00 73 139
11:15 74 140
11:30 75 141
11:45 76 142
12:00 77 143
12:15 78
14:00 7 103
14:15 8 104
14:30 9 105
14:45 10 106
15:00 11 107
15:15 12 108
OPEN SESSION
16:00 55
16:15 56
16:30 57
16:45 58
17:00 59
17:15 60
17:30 End of day End of day End of day End of day

At a glance: Monday 23 November

Rooms B to E run in parallel · times in EAT

7 8 9 10 11 12 Live

OPEN SESSION

55 56 57 58 59 60 Live

End of day at 17:30

At a glance: Tuesday 24 November

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

73 74 75 76 77 78 Live

End of day at 12:30

At a glance: Wednesday 25 November

103 104 105 106 107 108 Live

End of day at 15:30

At a glance: Thursday 26 November

PARALLEL SESSIONS

139 140 141 142 143 Live

End of day at 12:15

Sessions Monday 23 November 2026

  1. 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)

  2. Open Session

    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)

Sessions Tuesday 24 November 2026

  1. Oral Presentations

    S13

    Aquaculture, Mariculture & Aquatic Food Systems

    Room C · 11:00 – 12:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S13
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    73 11:00–11:15 Abstract TRK6_035 Hydrogen sulphide dynamics, benthic community responses, and post-production recovery beneath cage aquaculture systems at Anyanga Beach, Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Safina Musa and Christopher Mulanda et al. (Kenya)
    74 11:15–11:30 Abstract TRK2_004 Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Low-Cost, Climate-Resilient Protein Substitute in Lake Victoria Tilapia Feeds (read the abstract) William Onyango Ombiyo et al. (Kenya)
    75 11:30–11:45 Abstract TRK2_002 Artemia in Kenya: Research Progress and Gaps (read the abstract) Morine Mukami Ngarari et al. (Kenya)
    76 11:45–12:00 Abstract TRK2_035 To Farm Or Not To Farm? Seaweed Contribution To Fish, Poultry And Vegetable Farming In Kenya For Food And Nutrition Security (read the abstract) David Oersted Mirera (Kenya)
    77 12:00–12:15 Abstract TRK2_010 Evaluating Spirulina (Arthrospira sp.) as a sustainable fishmeal alternative in African Catfish larviculture: Effects on performance and survival across altitudes. (read the abstract) Robert Ondiba et al. (Kenya)
    78 12:15–12:30 Abstract TRK2_028 Scaling Artemia Production in Kenyan Saltworks (read the abstract) Ngarari et al. (Kenya)

Sessions Wednesday 25 November 2026

  1. S18

    Aquaculture, Mariculture & Aquatic Food Systems

    Room C · 14:00 – 15:30

    6 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S18
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    103 14:00–14:15 Abstract TRK2_040 Exploring alternative oils for extruded aquafeed (read the abstract) Naftaly Mwirigi et al. (Kenya/Belgium)
    104 14:15–14:30 Abstract TRK2_014 Impacts of Cage Aquaculture on Benthic Biodiversity in Tropical Freshwater Ecosystems: A Case of Lake Victoria, Kenya (read the abstract) Priscilla Boera et al. (Kenya)
    105 14:30–14:45 Abstract TRK2_009 Environmental Gradients and Benthic Community Responses to Cage Aquaculture in Lake Victoria: A Spatial and Seasonal Assessment at Mulukoba fish farms (read the abstract) Victorine Atieno et al. (Kenya)
    106 14:45–15:00 Abstract TRK2_020 Marine cage aquaculture suitability, Kenyan coast (read the abstract) Morine Mukami Ngarari et al. (Kenya)
    107 15:00–15:15 Abstract TRK2_022 Optimizing salinity for enhanced reproductive performance of the Kenyan Artemia franciscana population (read the abstract) Derrick Gitari (Kenya)
    108 15:15–15:30 Abstract TRK2_027 Quantifying methionine requirements for local and improved juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) strains raised on diets with constant inclusion levels of black soldier fly larvae meal (read the abstract) Jimmy B. Mboya et al. (Kenya)

Sessions Thursday 26 November 2026

  1. Parallel Sessions

    S26

    Aquaculture, Mariculture & Aquatic Food Systems

    Room C · 11:00 – 12:15

    5 presentations Live

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    Presentations in S26
    No. Time Abstract ID Presentation title Presenter (Country)
    139 11:00–11:15 Abstract TRK6_036 Immune Responses in WSSV-Exposed Shrimp (read the abstract) Githu Mary et al. (Belgium)
    140 11:15–11:30 Abstract TRK2_019 Interactive Effects of Salinity and Dietary Energy on Growth Performance, Histomorphology and Nutrient Transporter Expression in Juvenile Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (read the abstract) Serge Dossou et al. (Kenya)
    141 11:30–11:45 Abstract TRK2_025 Patterns of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure among Natural and Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Populations in Kenya. (read the abstract) JACOB ABWAO (Kenya)
    142 11:45–12:00 Abstract TRK2_011 Growth of Clarias gariepinus and Capsicum chinense in Raft Aquaponics System with External Wastes Solids Removal Devices (read the abstract) Akinwole et al. (Nigeria)
    143 12:00–12:15 Abstract TRK2_006 Current Fish Feed Status and Development of New Feeding Technologies for Aquaculture Growth and Development in Kenya: Rapid Review (read the abstract) Mungai Daniel et al. (Kenya)