Casammak Aquaculture Consultancy
Specialist Experience Africa and Asia
About
Casammak Aquaculture specialises in African and Asian aquaculture set up in 2017 by William Leschen, 17 years a Project Manager and Researcher at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Prior to this he worked in the commercial, research and government sectors of aquaculture and aquatic animal health, living and working in Ghana for 5 years in the 1990's - 2000's.
William continues to run and daily update the SARNISSA African Aquaculture online network now going out to over 8000 Followers through Facebook and email discussion fora (in English and French ; also the Sustainable Aquaculture Stirling Facebook site connecting the Scottish/UK aquaculture sector globally, also updated daily with news, publications, employment opportunities,, videos etc and frequented regularly across an alumni and international following.
Casammak's recent projects and assignments include:
Bespoke Training programmes for small scale pond farming and commercial aquafeeds development in Rwanda - ThinkAqua and Enabel Belgian development agency;
-An online repository of aquaculture/ fish farming training manuals videos publications for ASC ;
-A Fish Health Fish Diseases Case Study for Ghanaian Aquaculture (see video and case study in publications);
- Fish health and novel feed ingredients development in Kenya and Uganda;
-Improving aquaculture and fisheries dissemination materials for WorldFish Asia and Africa;
- Fish health/fish diseases information briefs for 10 SS African countries, and online survey on status of aquatic animal health across SS Africa - both for FAO.
-Casammak also provides scientific editing and proof reading services for publications, articles, reports, other - recent examples with government organisations in Vietnam.
For further details contact William Leschen williamleschen@gmail.com
William continues to run and daily update the SARNISSA African Aquaculture online network now going out to over 8000 Followers through Facebook and email discussion fora (in English and French ; also the Sustainable Aquaculture Stirling Facebook site connecting the Scottish/UK aquaculture sector globally, also updated daily with news, publications, employment opportunities,, videos etc and frequented regularly across an alumni and international following.
Casammak's recent projects and assignments include:
Bespoke Training programmes for small scale pond farming and commercial aquafeeds development in Rwanda - ThinkAqua and Enabel Belgian development agency;
-An online repository of aquaculture/ fish farming training manuals videos publications for ASC ;
-A Fish Health Fish Diseases Case Study for Ghanaian Aquaculture (see video and case study in publications);
- Fish health and novel feed ingredients development in Kenya and Uganda;
-Improving aquaculture and fisheries dissemination materials for WorldFish Asia and Africa;
- Fish health/fish diseases information briefs for 10 SS African countries, and online survey on status of aquatic animal health across SS Africa - both for FAO.
-Casammak also provides scientific editing and proof reading services for publications, articles, reports, other - recent examples with government organisations in Vietnam.
For further details contact William Leschen williamleschen@gmail.com
Latest OUTPUTs
October 2024 Fish farmers calendar: Rwanda Pond Farm Master Training Programme 12 monthly calendar showing production cycle jobs on the farm each month pdf available on request williamleschen@gmail.com
October 2024: ThinkAqua: Rwanda Pond Farm Master Training Programme Workshop Manual 2:
Month 2 – Month 8 of production cycle: Tilapia Pond Management practices towards profitable fish farming. William Leschen, Gilbert Nzigiyimana. pp32 Download here
April 2024 : ThinkAqua: Rwanda Pond Farm Master Training Programme Workshop Manual 1:
The beginning of a tilapia pond production cycle: Pond preparation, fingerling stocking , and the first month....... getting a good start. William Leschen, Gilbert Nzigiyimana, Simon Rukera Tabaro. pp26 Download here
June 2023 : Report Aquatic Health in Sub-Saharan African Aquaculture: Perceptions and recommendations for evidence-based sector strengthening
Report from online survey carried out with 4 main stakeholder groups: Private, Government, Research and Academia, and NGO .... with special emphasis on private sector. Download here
February 2023: 10 x SS African country Aquatic Health Information Briefs
Briefs provide up to date key contacts details and summary information on aquatic animal health infrastructure and status for 10 SS African countries Can be downloaded here
October 2024: ThinkAqua: Rwanda Pond Farm Master Training Programme Workshop Manual 2:
Month 2 – Month 8 of production cycle: Tilapia Pond Management practices towards profitable fish farming. William Leschen, Gilbert Nzigiyimana. pp32 Download here
April 2024 : ThinkAqua: Rwanda Pond Farm Master Training Programme Workshop Manual 1:
The beginning of a tilapia pond production cycle: Pond preparation, fingerling stocking , and the first month....... getting a good start. William Leschen, Gilbert Nzigiyimana, Simon Rukera Tabaro. pp26 Download here
June 2023 : Report Aquatic Health in Sub-Saharan African Aquaculture: Perceptions and recommendations for evidence-based sector strengthening
Report from online survey carried out with 4 main stakeholder groups: Private, Government, Research and Academia, and NGO .... with special emphasis on private sector. Download here
February 2023: 10 x SS African country Aquatic Health Information Briefs
Briefs provide up to date key contacts details and summary information on aquatic animal health infrastructure and status for 10 SS African countries Can be downloaded here
Services
Contact
- 102 George Street, Dunblane Scotland UK
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