Aquaculture & Fisheries

Biography

His primary research focus is on fish - physiology, his research examines the interactions of fish with their environment at all levels from the molecular to the ecological. He is particularly interested in the sublethal effects of natural factors (temperature, oxygen, water chemistry, swimming, feeding, social interactions) and anthropogenic pollutants (ammonia & climate change) on organismal function, and their adaptation, metabolic compromising strategies and/or evolution by which animals confront to extreme environments both in captive and wild conditions. Particular projects at present consider fuel usage, nitrogenous waste production, metabolic strategy, hormonal balancing, osmorespiration, ionoregulatory and the kinetics electrolyte transporter or co-transporter in fish challenge to different stressors as model study to understand their adaptability and/or evolutionary in order to establish a sustainable good aquaculture practice and fisheries welfare management. Addition to his personal research interest/hobby is to matching around with living aquatic jewellery (ornamental fish), especially the reef fishes on their interpersonal social interaction, feeding, reproductive behaviour, reproductive performance and their adaptability to environmental change.

Research Interest

Aquaculture, Fish Physiology, ornamental fish