Safina Musa
She has been working in the sphere of aquaculture for a long time. She is a trained Senior Manager (Senior Management Course) in Kenya School of Government, Mombasa. She has published more than 30 papers, 7 books and book chapters in SCI-indexed journals of aquatic sciences research. I am currently working on four projects:
- Mixed feeding schedule of low and high frequency in the diet of Nile tilapia (Orechromis niloticus) fingerlings: effect on growth performance, body composition and haemato-immunological, stress responses and economics in low input ponds. The research is funded by GRO Fisheries Training Programme, a UNESCO Category 2 Centre in Iceland
- Impact of Nile tilapia Cage Culture on Water and Bottom Sediment Quality: The ability of a Eutrophic Lake to Absorb and Dilute Perturbations. The research is funded by GRO Fisheries Training Programme, a UNESCO Category 2 Centre in Iceland
- Identification and monitoring of fish cage aquaculture with remote sensing and machine learning. The research is funded by Science and Technology Facilities Council.
- Interactive, web-based lake zonation tool for supporting the sustainable development of cage fish farming in Lake Victoria, Kenya. The project is supported by Agri-tech Catalyst Seeding Fund.
KMFRI Kegati Aquaculture Research Centre
Aquaculture (Freshwater systems)
Water quality dynamics in aquaculture and Fish nutrition
Aquaculture, Fisheries, Environmental & Aquatic Sciences, Socio-economics, Ecology, Data Analysis
smusa@kmfri.go.ke
safeenamusa@yahoo.com
MSc. Fisheries and Aquatic sciences (Aquatic sciences),
BSc. Fisheries and Aquatic sciences,
PUBLICATIONS:
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Musa, S., Aura, C.M., Tomasson, T., Olafur, S and Thorarensen, H., (2022). Impact of Nile tilapia Cage Culture on Water and Bottom Sediment Quality: The ability of a Eutrophic Lake to Absorb and Dilute Perturbations. Accepted under Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use.
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Aura, C.M., Nyamweya, C.S., Owiti, H., Odoli, C., Musa, S., Njiru, J.M., Nyakeya, K. and Masese, F.O. (2022). Citizen Science for Bio-indication: Development of a Community-Based Index of Ecosystem Integrity for Assessing the Status of Afrotropical Riverine Ecosystems. Frontiers in water, doi: 10.3389/frwa.2020.609215.
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Musa, S., Aura, C.M., Tomasson, T., Olafur, S and Thorarensen, H., (2021). A comparative study of the effects of pelleted and extruded feed on growth, financial revenue and nutrient loading of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) cage culture in a lacustrine environment. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. DOI:10.1080/10454438.2021.2011528
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Musa, S., Aura, C.M., and Okechi, J.K. (2021). Economic analysis of tilapia cage culture in Lake Victoria using different cage volumes. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2021.1884632
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Aura, C. M., Lewo, R., Nyamwea, C., Owiti, H., Ongore, C., Guya, F., Musa, S., Owili, M., Macaria, S., Abila, R. and Marriott, A. (2021). Exploring the potential of small water bodies as an integrative management tool for fisheries production. Fisheries Management and Ecology.
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Aura, C.M., Nyamwea, C., Owiti, H., Lewo, R., Ongore, C., Musa, S., Njiru, J., and Abila, R. (2021). Linking citizen science with contamination levels of small water bodies for generation of essential information for conservation and investment. Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use.
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Abwao, J., Musa, S., Ondiba, R., Ogari, Z. (2021). Socioeconomic dynamics and characterization of land-based aquaculture in Western Kenya. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.01.10.
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Aura, C.M., Musa, S., Nyamwea, C., Ogari, Z., Njiru, J., Hamilton, S, May, L. (2021). A GIS-based approach for delineating suitable areas for cagefish culture in a lake. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. DOI: 10.1111/lre.12357
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Aura, C.M., Nyamwea, C.S., Njiru, J.M., Omondi, R., Manyala, J., Musa, S., Owiti, H., Guya, F., Ongore, C., Ogari, Z., Mwamburi, J. (2021). Using the Multi-metric Index of Biotic Integrity methodological approach to determine the major river catchment that most pollutes a lake. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.01.04.
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Orina, P., Ogello, E., Kembenya, E., Muthoni, C., Musa, S., Ombwa, V., Mwainge, V., Abwao, J., Ondiba., R., Kengere, J., Karoza, S. (2021). The state of cage culture in Lake Victoria: A focus on sustainability, rural economic empowerment, and food security. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.01.09.