Research Scientist KMFRI Kisumu Centre Fish Health & Aquaculture Fish Diseases • Aquaculture • Biosecurity Email: vmziri@kmfri.go.ke Email: venny.mziri@yahoo.com Email: mmwainge@gmail.com Location KMFRI Kisumu Centre Department Freshwater Systems Research Specialization Fish Diseases, Pathology & Biosecurity Core Focus Aquaculture Health Systems
Disease Diagnostics
Fish Pathology
Biosecurity in Cage Culture | Research Focus: Fish diseases, pathology, aquaculture biosecurity, cage culture systems in Lake Victoria, and sustainable aquaculture development in East Africa. Venny Mziri Mwainge is a Research Scientist based at KMFRI Kisumu Centre specializing in fish health, disease pathology, and aquaculture biosecurity. She is passionate about improving fish health management systems within fisheries and emerging cage culture systems in Lake Victoria, Kenya. She holds a BSc in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from Moi University and an MSc in Aquaculture from Ghent University, Belgium. She has participated in several regional and international projects focused on sustainable aquaculture development, fish disease control, and fisheries livelihoods improvement. Her work contributes to strengthening aquaculture resilience through disease monitoring, biosecurity systems, and capacity building in fish health management across the African Great Lakes region. Research Interests Fish Diseases Fish Pathology Biosecurity Aquaculture Cage Culture Systems Fish Health Management Key Activities - Fish disease monitoring in Lake Victoria cage systems
- Pathology analysis of aquatic organisms
- Aquaculture biosecurity system development
- Participation in regional aquaculture projects
- Fish health risk assessment and mitigation
- Training and capacity building in aquaculture health
Qualifications - MSc in Aquaculture – Ghent University, Belgium
- BSc in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences – Moi University, Kenya
Selected Projects & Publications State of Cage Culture in Lake Victoria, Kenya (2018) Fish Disease and Parasite Occurrence in Cage Culture Systems (2021) Aquaculture Biosecurity and Fish Health Management in Kenya (2021) |
