DR. DANIEL NSOH AKONGYUURESENIOR LECTURERDEPARTMENT OF AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES SCIENCESFACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
Daniel Nsoh Akongyuure is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences and currently serves as the Vice-Dean of the Faculty. He has also served as Head of Department and TTFPP District Coordinator. Dr. Akongyuure has over 10 years of work experience as a teacher and researcher in the UDS. He has over 30 refereed article publications and attended several international and local conferences. His teaching covers areas such as Fish Stock Assessment, Post-Harvest Fish Management, Fish Biology, Fish Farming, Elements of Fish Pond Engineering, Ichthyology, Oceanography and Marine Ecosystems. His research interests include fish population dynamics and stock assessment of freshwater bodies, fishing gears and selectivity of gears in fisheries management, post-harvest fish management, socio-economics of fisheries and management, enhancement of freshwater fisheries through cage culture, and new candidates for aquaculture. His current professional tagline is “Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for good health and economic development”. He aspires to;
Provide first-class training and consultancy services to students and clients in the fisheries and aquaculture sector,
Influence government policies and programmes through cutting-edge research which will lead to improved fish production, and
Lead in the campaign for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture using modern technologies.
He has been involved in projects/grants, funded by Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (Norhed II), USAID, Community for Livelihoods Improvement Programme (CLIP) among others.
Iddrisu, F.T., Mohammed, T., Abarike, E. D., Ayisi, C. L., Dandi, S. O., Kadiri, M. W. J., and Akongyuure, D. N. (2024). Dawadawa and kantong additives improve the growth and health of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture Studies, 24(4): AQUAST1872.
Akongyuure, D. N., Adakpeya, M. A., and Alhassan E. H. (2023). Biological aspects of preferred fish species in the White Volta at Pwalugu, Ghana: A pre-impoundment study. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 27(11): 2427 – 2437.
Alhassan, E. H., Akongyuure, D. N., Dandi, S. O., and Tamakloe, H. (2023). Preservative effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) paste on fresh Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus at room temperature. UDS International Journal of Development, 10(1): 45 – 51.
Darku, N., Akongyuure, D. N., and Alhassan, E. H. (2023). Effects of indigenous household preservatives on fresh African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 11(5): 145 – 153
Abarike, E. D., Atuna, R. A., Dandi, S. O., Agyekum, S., Appenteng, P., Alhassan, E. H., Akongyuure, D. N., Anchirinah, J., and Duodo, K. A. (2023). Preliminary Survey on perceived fish health management practices among small-scale cage Tilapia farmers on Lake Volta. HSOA Journal of Aquaculture and Fisheries, 7(3): 1 – 5.
Abobi, S. M., Alhassan, E. H., and Akongyuure, D. N. (2023). Managing reservoir fisheries: a critical look at reservoir physical environment. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, (2023) 5: e2023008.
Iddrisu, F. T., Agya, B. A., Edziyie, R. E., Campion, B. B., Akongyuure, D. N., and Adjei-Boateng, D. (2022). Assessing the impact of a budget cage technology on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) production in the Bontanga, Golinga and Libga reservoirs in Northern Ghana, Africa. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 14(2): 22 – 36.
Duwiejuah, A. B., Baduong, A-M. I., Alhassan, E. H., Kpordze, S. W., Kombat, E. O., and Akongyuure, D. N. (2022). Microbial profile of smoked fish sold in the Nyankpala and Tamale markets of northern Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science, 13: 1.
Abarike, E. A., Atuna, R. A., Agyekum, S., Akongyuure, D. N., and Alhassan, E. H. (2022). Isolation and characterization of Aeromonas jandae from Nile Tilapia in Lake Volta, Ghana, and its response to antibiotics and herbal extracts. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 34:140–148.
Bashiru, U., ddrisu, F. T., Akongyuure, D. N., Alhassan, E. H., Abarike, E. D., Abobi, S. M., and Atindana, S. A. (2022). Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Fish Sales in Aboabo Market, Tamale Metropolis. Journal of Food Technology, 20(1): 7 – 12.
Alhassan, E. H., and Akongyuure, D. N. (2020). Fisheries and aquaculture in Northern Ghana: Challenges and risks in the era of COVID-19. In: Kugbe, J. X. (Ed.). Impact of COVID-19 on food production, nutrition security and hospitality in Northern Ghana: Mitigation actions against the pandemic. India: Exceller Books, A Global Press, pp. 65 – 77.
Akongyuure, D. N., and Alhassan, E. H. (2021). Variation of water quality parameters and correlation among them and fish catch per unit effort of the Tono Reservoir in Northern Ghana. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 36(1): 253–269.
Akongyuure, D. N., and Edziyie, R. (2020). Population characteristics of five major commercial fish species of the Tono Reservoir in northern Ghana. Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, 25(2): 157 – 166.
Akongyuure, D. N. (2020). Feeding ecology and reproductive biology of some economically important fish species in the Tono Reservoir, Ghana. International Letters of Natural Sciences, 78: 23 – 33.
Hlordzi, V., Akongyuure, D. N., and Kuebutornye, F. K. A. (2020). Effect of net colours on efficiency of monofilament gillnets for catching some fish species in the Lake Volta at Kpong. International Journal of Oceanography and Aquaculture, 4(1): 1 – 6.
