Francis K. E. Nunoo [BSc, (Ghana) PGD, (Bremen) MSc/MPhil, (Newcastle) PhD, (Ghana)]

Research interest 
• Fisheries Biology, Ecology & Management (studies on biology and ecology of important commercial species; fisheries management plans and issues, marine protected areas, IUU fishing assessments, reduction and better utilisation of by-catch and discards in fisheries, fish ageing using otoliths and dorsal spines; fisheries co-management).
• Fish Processing and Utilisation. Safe processing of fish and fish value chain analyses. 
• Biodiversity and Coastal Zone Management Issues bordering on conservation.  Education of community groups e.g. school children to raise awareness on coastal resource conservation including climate change and how it affects biodiversity.

 
Current research/project(s)
• Assessing the quality and shelf life of smoked fish in Ghana using two improved lesser known smoking kilns.
• Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Ghanaian fisheries: a case study of Tema fishing           harbour. 
• Impacts of climate change on small pelagic fish resources in Ghana.
• Impacts of Climate change on clam fisheries in Densu wetlands.
• Mapping and Assessment of coastal ecosystem services in Butre and Iture wetlands        towards improved management .
• Microbial and nutritional quality of fish along the dried anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758) value chain.

Past research projects
• Study of the Aquaculture processing sub-sector in Ghana.  GTM Synergies Limited for the Netherlands Africa Business Council.  December 2019 to May 2020.
• Training Course on Efficient Fish Handling, Processing and Packaging for Fish                     Processors in Greater Accra Region.  University of Ghana, Legon.  23/09/2019 to 04/10/2019.
• Efficient fish handling, processing and packaging for fish processors and traders.  Skills Development Fund Grant contract no. SDF-II-170 Contract no. 2015/S 246-447564.   2017-2018. 
• Strategy and Implementation Framework for MPAs in Ghana.  Fisheries Commission and the West African Regional Fisheries Programme for Ghana Project (WARFP). 10th October 2016 to 9th March 2018.
• University of Ghana Research Fund 7th Call for proposals. Dr. Regina Appiah-Oppong & Prof. F. K. E. Nunoo (Co-PI).   Project title:  Crude oil drilling: Onshore environmental assessment of the Jubilee oil field of the Western region of Ghana.  GHC 85,797.17.  2014 – 2016
• University of Ghana Research Fund 6th Call for proposals. Dr. Edward Onumah & Prof. F. K. E. Nunoo (CoPI:  Project title: Performance analysis of fish farms in Ghana.  GHC 25,000.                                     2013 – 2015
• Impacts of ocean acidification on diversity of fish species landed by industrial, artisanal and culture fisheries, and livelihoods.   As part of the IAEA Project CRP K41012 Ocean Acidification and the Economic Impact on Fisheries and Coastal Society. Under RAF/7/012.  Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2016.

Awards
• Efficient fish handling, processing and packaging for fish processors and traders.  Skills Development Fund Grant contract no. SDF-II-170 Contract no. 2015/S 246-447564.  
• Univ. of Ghana Technology Development and Transfer Grant 2016.
• University of Ghana Research Fund 7th Call for proposals. Dr. Regina Appiah-Oppong & Prof. F. K. E. Nunoo (Co-PI).   Project title:  Crude oil drilling: Onshore environmental assessment of the Jubilee oil field of the Western region of Ghana.  GHC 85,797.17.       2014 – 2016

Recent publications
1. Healey, J, E. Amy., M. W. Farthing, F. K. E. Nunoo, W. M. Potts, W. H. H. Sauer, Ilze Skujina, N. King, Sophie de Becqevort, P. W. Shaw, and Niall McKeown (2020).  Genetic analysis provides insights into species distribution and population structure in East Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus and T. capensis).  Journal of Fish Biology 96: 795 – 805.

2. Akongyuure, D. N., P. K. Ofori-Danson, and F. K. E. Nunoo (2020).  Selectivity and fish catches of gillnets in Stratum VII (Yeji Sector) of Lake Volta for sustainable management.  Advances in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management 8(3): 1-14.  ISSN: 94242933

3. Mensah, Adelina, P. Sanful, Y. Agyeman, D. Trolle, F. K. E. Nunoo, and A. Asase (2019).  Sustainable    ecosystem services of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana – Implications for livelihoods and food security.  Nature and Faune 32(2): 58-61. In: FAO (2019).  Africa’s inland aquatic ecosystems; how they can increase food security and nutrition.  108 pp.

4. Asiedu, B., G. Annor Baah, P. Baah Annor, F. K. E. Nunoo, and P. Failler (2019).  Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities on fisheries sustainability: Evidence from Lake Volta, Ghana.  International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 7(4): 14-20.

5. Nunoo, F. K. E., E. Tornyeviadzi, E. Asamoah, and S. Addo (2019).  Effect of two fish smoking ovens on the nutritional composition and PAH content of smoked fish.  Elixir Aquaculture 129: 53073-53076.

6. Ofori-Mensah, S., F. K. E. Nunoo, and D. K. Atsu (2018).  Effects of stocking density on growth and survival of young Gulf Killifish in recirculating aquaculture systems.  Journal of Applied Aquaculture 30(4): 297-311. 

7. Fosu-Mensah, B. Y., A. Ofori., M. Ofosuhene, E. Ofori-Attah, F. K. E. Nunoo, G. Darko, I. Tuffour, C. Gordon, D. K. Arhinful, A. K. Nyarko, and R. Appiah-Oppong (2018).  Assessment of heavy metal contamination and distribution in surface soils and plants along the west coast of Ghana.  West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26(S1): 167-178

8. Agyekum, K. A., G. Wiafe, and F. K. E. Nunoo (2018).  Mapping of potential fishing zones in support of fisheries management in West Africa.  Science and Development 2(1): 2-11
9. Asiedu, B., F. K. E. Nunoo, H. E. Alhassan, and P. K. Ofori-Danson, (2018). Hydropower Generation and Its Related Impacts on Aquatic Life (Fisheries) In: Sustainable Hydropower in West Africa Planning, Operation, and Challenges. (Editors: Amos T. Kabo-bah. and Chukwuemeka J. Diji). Academic Press-Elsevier Inc. p 109-119, 215pp. ISBN 978-0-12-813016-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813016-2.00008-3

Professional membership(s)
• SeaAroundUs (Global Fisheries Clusters)
• Too Big To Ignore (TBTI). Global Partnership for Small-scale Fisheries Research.
• IUCN Sciaenid Species Specialists Group
• IUCN Snapper, Seabream, and Grunts Specialists Group
• Afri FishNet (African Fish and Fisheries Experts Network)
• Pan African Fish and Fisheries Association (PAFFA)
• West Africa Fish and Fisheries Association (WAFFA)
• OceanExpert
• Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
• Environmental Impact Assessment Roster of Experts, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana.
• International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
• Ghana Science Association (GSA)
• University Teachers Association (UTAG)