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Fadhili Malesa

Fadhili Mustafa Malesa

Assistant Lecturer

School of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology

Aquatic Science and Fisheries Technology (DASFT)

Biography

Fadhili Malesa holds an MSc degree in Marine Science from the University of Dar es Salaam and a Postgraduate Degree in Ocean Mapping from the University of New Hampshire, USA. He is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Exeter, hosted by the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK. With over five years of experience in marine sciences, his expertise spans fisheries ecology, marine ecosystem connectivity, climate change stressors, and ocean mapping using GIS techniques and acoustic technologies. Fadhili’s ambitions are to give back knowledge, skills, and experiences to the community in solving problems and improving society’s livelihood. His proud achievements include the successful completion of diverse local marine fieldwork, scientific international research cruises, collaborative research projects and consultancy services, and the publication of scientific findings in peer-reviewed journals (see more info. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-0981).

Research Interest

His research initiatives have centered around aspects of marine science, notably ocean productivity and mariculture. Specifically, his interests encapsulate a diverse range of crucial areas, including the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems, leveraging GIS and remote sensing technologies for marine research, and understanding larval dispersal and connectivity.

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Publications

i. Noah Ngisiange, Barnabas Tarimo, Fadhili Malesa, et al (2024). Seasonal fish larvae abundance and composition in seagrass habitats of coastal East Africa. Scientific Reports, Nature Portofolio. (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62012-3) 
ii. Kyewalyanga, Margareth S, and Fadhili M Malesa (2024). “Seasonal Variation in Plankton Abundance and Diversity of Tanga Coastal Waters, Tanzania.” Regional Studies in Marine Science 69: 103298.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103298) 
iii. Malesa FM, Tarimo B, Kyewalyanga MS, Rushingisha G (2022). Structural complexity of seagrass and environmental variables as a determinant of fish larvae assemblages in tropical coastal waters: Implications for seagrass management and conservation. WIO Journal of Marine Science Special Issue 20 (1) http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.si2022.1.7
iv. Malesa FM, Kyewalyanga MS, Masalu RJ and Mtolera MS (2021). Effects of different types of manure on the culture of marine plankton as a potential source of food for mariculture hatcheries. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 20 (1) 81-93: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v20i1.8
v. Iraba N, Yahya S, Mang’ena J, Malesa F (2023) Comparison of growth and survival rates of big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea, 1849) fed in natural and formulated dietsin captivity. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 22(1): https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/234666