THE ETHIOPIAN FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES ASSOCIATION (EFASA)

12th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF AT ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

“Changing Aquatic Resources Development and Management in Cotemporary Ethio-Global Scenarios”

March 06-07, 2020

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
DAY 1: Friday, 06 March 2020 (Morning)
All participants appear at Addis Ababa University, CNCS Campus, the New Digital Library bldg., 5th Flr. Conference
Hall at 08:00 am (Morning)
Time Activities Responsible
8:00-8:30 AM Conference Registration Elisabeth Nigussie, Kassahun, Yiblet
8:30-09:00 Official Conference Opening Speakers/ Presenting Authors Affiliation
Vice president of EFASA
8:30-8:40 Program Overview: EFASA Executive Committee member Mrs. Berhan Mohammed
8:40-8:50 Welcome Address: Guest of honor Dean, CNCS of AAU
08:50-9:00 EFASA annual report and main achievements: President of Dr. Akewake Geremew Addis Ababa University
EFASA
9:00-12:30 Plenary sessions Chair: Prof. Seyoum Mengistu -Addis Ababa University
Rapporteur: Dr. Abebe Amha
09:00-09:25 Changing wetlands as humans and climate change Prof. Brook Lemma Addis Ababa University
09:25-09:50 Microalgae as alternative and sustainable aquaculture feeds: Dr. Amha Belay University of California
taking the fish out of fishmeal
09:50-10:15 Using Otolith and Body-Shape Characteristics to Gain Dr. Glenn Wilson University of Southern
 Insights into the Early Life-History Dynamics in Fishes Denmark
REFRESHMENT AND GROUP PHOTO

10:40-11:00 Level of pesticide risk to fish and aquatic invertebrates in the Dr. Amare Haileslassie International Water
Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia Management Institute, East
Africa and Nile Basin Office
Abay Bantihun
11:20-11:40 Role of Ethiopian First Satellite ERSS-1 Imagery Data for University of Gondar
Wetland Management

Tadesse Adgo
11:40-11:55 Efforts of NABU in dealing with the challenges on fish NABU (Nature and
populations in Lake Tana Biodiversity Union -
Ethiopia)
11:55-12:30
GENERAL DISCUSSION

12:30-2:00 LUNCH BREAK EFASA

PARALLEL SESSION ONE (AFTERNOON)

Chair: Prof. Brook Addis Ababa University

2:00-3:00 PM Lemma

2:00-2:20 Lake Habitat quality assessment and reference site selection in the tropical Tarekegn Debre Markos University
rift valley lake, Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia Wondmagegn
2:20-2:40 Hydrologic and hydro-chemical responses of Koka Reservoir to extreme Samson Tilahun Addis Ababa University
hydro-climatic conditions: Implications for phosphorus recycling and
management of the reservoir

2:40-3:00 Water Quality monitoring and Water Resource Management Status in the Kassahun Atalay Wollega University
Five lakes found in Bishoftu Town, Ethiopia

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

Chair: Dr. Girum Debre Berhan University
3:30-5:00 Tamire

3:30-3:50 Spatio-temporal variations in physico-chemical parameters and Hanna Habtemariam Addis Ababa University
phytoplankton assemblages in Legedadi reservoir

3:50-4:10 Determination of Physico-chemical and Biological Characteristics of Sor Limatu kebede Mettu Universaity
and Geba Rivers

4:10-5:00
GENERAL DISCUSSION

PARALLEL SESSION TWO: (AFTERNOON)

Chair: Dr. Gashaw Sebeta Research Center

2:00-3:00 PM Tilahun

2:00-2:20 Characterization of four Local Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) strains Daba Tugie Batu Fish and Other Aquatic
for their better production traits in concrete Tanks, Batu, Oromia Life Research Center, Zeway,
Ethiopia

2:20-2:40 The Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Water Quality and Dawit Adisu Tadese Wuxi Fisheries College,
 Biodiversity of Lake Tana, Northwestern Ethiopia China

2:40-3:00 Evaluation of growth performance and body proximate composition of Gebremedihin Hawassa University
three strains of Oreochromis niloticus L., (1758) under greenhouse Gebreanenia
condition
TEA & COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Dr. Sebeta Research Center
3:30-5:00 Adamneh Dagne

3:30-3:50 Growth performance of African catfish (C. gariepinus) fingerlings reared Alemayehu Wubie (NFALRC), Sebeta
in a hatchery, greenhouse and happa in sebeta, Ethipia.

3:50-4:10 Abundance and Species Compositions of Fishes along Gibe Sheleko Sefi Mekonen Debre Berhan University
National park Tributary, Southern Ethiopia

4:10-5:00
GENERAL DISCUSSION
DAY 2: Saturday, 07 March, 2020
Chair: Dr. Zenebe Sebeta Research Center
09:30-09:50 Tadesse
AM

09:50-09:10 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) it’s negative impact on aquatic Melese Worku Debre Tabor University
ecosystem and possible Management strategy in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Review

09:10-09:30 Effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on water quality and Habtamu Getnet Hawassa University
composition and abundance of phyto- and zooplankton in the littoral region
of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia
09:30-09:50 Quantification and Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Trace Metals in Alemnew Berhanu Debre Berhan University
Water, Sediment and Fish samples from the City of Addis Ababa, Central
Ethiopia.

09:50-10:10 Feleke Kuraz Bahir Dar Institute of

Residue evaluation and risk assessment for pesticides in surface and Technology, Bahir Dar
shallow groundwater of agriculture intensifying watershed in Ethiopian University
highlands

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

10:40-11:00 EFASA Business session Chair: Dr. Akewak Addis Ababa University
Geremew

10:40-10:50 Overview of Business Issue

10:50-11:10 Audit report Ato Kassahun EFASA Auditor

Tessema

11:10-11:30 GENERAL DISCUSSION

Closing remark
06:00-08:30 Farewell Dinner Reception By EFASA EFASA EC and AAU organizing committee
PM Dress: Smart Casual
08:00-08:30 Award Ceremony Dr. Akewake Geremew
08:30 End of the Program