Hilda is a research Scientist working with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) with over 10 years long standing research experience in fisheries and ecology in Lake Victoria. Her research work covers diverse areas of freshwaters biodiversity, conservation, fish catch assessment, fish stock assessment and marine spatial planning. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Biology and currently involved in assessment of fish responses to environmental stresses in the face of climate change and changing habitats. Some key contributions in Lake Victoria include: Development of a Marine Spatial Plan and zonation for Lake Victoria (www.sawa/explore.blue) to inform aquaculture carrying capacity for Lake Victoria. She has also served as a member of the regional working group on Biodiversity under the EU-EAC project ‘TrueFish Farming Story in the Lake Victoria Basin (TRUEFISH). Future research prospects include development of an early warning system using modern approaches like modelling to inform fisheries management in Lake Victoria while promoting sustainable utilization of the lake’s resources and building resilience across communities.

Online profile

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hilda_Nyaboke

Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/HildaNyaboke

KMFRI:https://kmfri.go.ke/index.php/component/sppagebuilder/page/114 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4570-674X

Location: KMFRI Kisumu

Department: Freshwater Systems Research

Specialization: Aquatic Biology

Research Interests: Biodiversity and conservation, Evolutionary Biology, Taxonomy, Environmental Biology of fishes

Email:  hmogaka@kmfri.go.ke/nyabokehilda@gmail.com

Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Environmental Studies (Environmental Biology). University of Eldoret
• Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences). Moi University

PUBLICATIONS:

Hilda Nyaboke*¹, Joseph Nyaundi¹, Monica Owili¹, Chrisphine S. Nyamweya¹, Christopher Mulanda Aura¹, Nicholas Gichuru¹, John Okechi¹ , Horace Owiti¹ , Vincent Sudoi² , and David Liti² (2022). Emerging frontiers for blue growth in African Great Lakes: The potential for recreational fishing industry in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 25(4): 3–11. ISSN: 1463-4988 print / 1539-4077 online. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.025.04.03

Holly S. Embke et al.^# (2022). Global dataset of species-specific inland recreational fisheries harvest for consumption. Scientific Data 9:488 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01604-y.   www.nature.com/scientific data 

*C.O. Odoli,¹ H. Owiti,² J. Mwamburi,² P. Oduor-Odote,³ H. Nyaboke,² C. Nyamweya^,2. and C. Aura² (2022). Challenges to the lake fisheries, and factors affecting the effectiveness of a co-management regime in African Great Lakes: A case study of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 25(4): 28–36, 2022. ISSN: 1463-4988 print / 1539-4077 online. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.025.04.28

Nyamweya CS, Nyaboke HM, Aura CM, Momanyi KN, Mlaponi E, Odoli CO and Njiru JM (2022), Lake Victoria’s bounty: A case for riparian countries’ blue economic investment. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:952654. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.952654 

Nyaundi^1*, A. Getabu², J.Onchieku², Z. Kinaro³, S. Bassa⁴, C. Nyamweya¹, Hilda N¹, Z. Getenga³ (2021). Occurrence of Organochlorine pesticide residues in water and sediment in densely populated areas of South Western Kenya (Lake Victoria basin). Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ujas/issue/view/19518 .  ISSN: 1026-0919 (Print); 2410-6909 (Online)

Mwamburi J*, Yongo E, Aura MC, Babu MJ, Basweti MG, Gichuru NN, Guya F, Nyaboke H, Nyamweya C, Nyaundi KJ, Odoli CO, Ogwai AC, Okechi J, Ombwa V, Omwega R, Ongore C, Owili M, Owiti H and Wawiye IP (2018) Balancing Community needs and Resource Protection: The Case of Lake Kanyaboli, Kenya. J Biodivers Endanger Species 6: 215. doi: 10.4172/2332-2543.1000215

Mwainge, VM. ¹,*, Ogwai, C.¹, Aura, CM.¹ Mutie, A.², Ombwa, V.¹, Nyaboke, H¹., Oyier, KN.^3, Nyaundi, J.1 (2021) An overview of fish disease and parasite occurrence in the cage culture of Oreochromis niloticus: a case study in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 24(1): 43–55, 2021. ISSN: 1463-4988 print / 1539-4077 online. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.01.08

Dennis Otieno, Hilda Nyaboke, Chrisphine Sangara, Cyprian Odoli, Christopher Mulanda, and Nicholas Outa (2021). Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation cycle and interactions with nutrients and aquatic biota in Winam Gulf (Kenya), Lake Victoria. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and management, 27.e12391.  http://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12391