Julius Okondo
Okondo is an officer who has worked at KMFRI marine and coastal section for over 25 years. His area of research has mainly been on benthic ecology within the 3 critical habitats of Mangroves, seagrass and coral reefs. Key studies have been assessment of faunal diversity between degraded and relatively less degraded ones. The other one has been the effect of human activity like bait fishery on benthic community structure and the environment.KMFRI Mombasa Research Centre
Oceanography and Hydrography
Benthic ecology
• Biodiversity assessment of macrobenthos in critical habitats (Mangrove, Seagrass, Coral and Esturine) • Assessment of benthic bait extraction, use in fishery and environmental effects • RV Mtafiti cruises benthic diversity assessment
jokondo@kmfri.go.ke
julius_okondo@yahoo.co.uk or Julius.okondo@gmail.com
- BSc Bot/Zoo,
- MSc Marine ecology,
- Cert. EIA
- Cert MSP
PUBLICATIONS:
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Wafula M, Muthumbi AW, Wangondu V, Kihia CM, Okondo J (2020). Nematodes as bio-indicators of physical disturbance of marine sediments following polychaete bait harvesting. WIO Journal of Marine Science 19 (2): 117-130.
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Penha-Lopes, G.; Okondo, J.P.; Macamo, C.C.F.; Paula, J.; Fondo, E.N.; Mwangi, S.N.; Ferreira, S.; Cannicci, S.; Xavier, S.; Macia, A. Effects of Urban Wastewater Loading on Macro- and Meio-infauna Assemblages in Subtropical and Equatorial East African Mangroves . Western Indian Ocean Journal Of Marine Science, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 195-212. 2010.
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Kihia C. M., Hendrick Y., Muthumbi A. W., Okondo J. P., Nthiga A. Njuguna V. M. Morphometric and developmental characteristics of fish landed by artisanal bait fishers at the Mida Creek, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Vol. 6(2), pp. 15-24, 2015
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Kihia C. M., Hendrick Y., Muthumbi A. W., Okondo J. P., Nthiga A. Njuguna V. M. Diet and trophic status of fish landed by tropical artisal bait fishermen,Mida Creek, Kenya. International Journal of Marine Science. 5(42), pp. 1-9, 2015.
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Kihia C. M., Muthumbi A. W., Okondo J. P., Nthiga A. & Njuguna V. M. Gastropods shell utilization among hermit crabs targeted by bait fishers along a tropical mangrove fringed creek, Mida, Kenya. Wetlands Ecology and Management. Vol. 23 (5), pp. 921-932, 2015
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Kihia C. M., Muthumbi A. , Okondo J. P., Njuguna V., Nthiga A. & Mchiri J.M. Valuation of fishery among artisanal bait fishers that use non-commercialized intertidal bait at the Mida Creek, Kenya. International Journal of Marine Science. Vol. 6 (23), pp. 1-9, 2016.
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Mohamed S. H., Muthumbi A., Githaiga J., & Okondo J. Sediment macro- and meiobenthic fauna distribution along the Kenyan continental shelf. Journal of Marine Science. 17 (2), pp 103-116, 2018.