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Academic Career
Dr. Okomoda’s academic career is marked by a commitment to research and education in aquaculture which is evident in over 150 scholarly publications in peer-review Journals (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6911-583X; Web of Science ID: AAC-5454-2020; Scopus Author ID: 55498437800; LiveDNA: 234.20424).
His expertise includes:
- Catfish Aquaculture Production: Innovative methods for sustainable catfish farming.
- Polyploid Induction: Techniques to enhance fish growth and resilience.
- Intra and Interspecific Hybridization: Breeding strategies to improve fish species.
- Waste-to-Wealth Initiatives: Converting aquaculture waste into valuable resources.
Dr. Okomoda is currently a research scientist at the WorldFish and once a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) as well as a Senior Lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM) formerly Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, (FUAM) Benue State. He is one of the Associate editors of the Nigerian Journal of Fisheries (NJF) which is the official Journal of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON). He is also editorial board members to many international journals such as Frontier in Marine Science; Frontier in Aquaculture; Environmental Report; Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries; Reproduction and Breeding. akuatrop.umt.edu.my

Dr. Okomoda’s academic career is marked by a commitment to research and education in aquaculture which is evident in over 150 scholarly publications in peer-review Journals (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6911-583X; Web of Science ID: AAC-5454-2020; Scopus Author ID: 55498437800; LiveDNA: 234.20424).
His expertise includes:
- Catfish Aquaculture Production: Innovative methods for sustainable catfish farming.
- Polyploid Induction: Techniques to enhance fish growth and resilience.
- Intra and Interspecific Hybridization: Breeding strategies to improve fish species.
- Waste-to-Wealth Initiatives: Converting aquaculture waste into valuable resources.

Dr. Okomoda is currently a research scientist at the WorldFish and once a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) as well as a Senior Lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM) formerly Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, (FUAM) Benue State. He is one of the Associate editors of the Nigerian Journal of Fisheries (NJF) which is the official Journal of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON). He is also editorial board members to many international journals such as Frontier in Marine Science; Frontier in Aquaculture; Environmental Report; Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries; Reproduction and Breeding. akuatrop.umt.edu.my
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