HUMAYUN KHAN, Senior Fishery Biologist (Fish population dynamics and Fish stock assessment)

HUMAYUN KHAN

Senior Fishery Biologist (Fish population dynamics and Fish stock assessment)

Center for Development Initiatives in Capture Fisheries

Location
Bangladesh
Education
Master's degree, Marine Fisheries
Experience
39 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :39 years, 3 Months

Senior Fishery Biologist (Fish population dynamics and Fish stock assessment) at Center for Development Initiatives in Capture Fisheries
  • Bangladesh
  • My current job since January 2016

Self employed consulting firm for capture fisheries development,
Expertise in operation and interpretation of FiSAT II, NAN-SIS and Pasgear2 Software
Conduct training on Fish stock assessment and Fish population dynamics,
Consulting center for research and analyses of fisheries data relating to capture fisheries management

Fisheries Adviser at A.K Fisheries
  • Bangladesh
  • January 1990 to December 2017

Technical, Limnological and Aquaculture Advise
Routine work like supervision of workers performances
Testing of water quality
Examination of Fish health and Fish feed etc.,
Preparation of newly leased ponds for fish culture
Training of workers for culture activities
Application of cutting edge technology in aquaculture.

Fishery Consultant at A.K Fisheries
  • Bangladesh
  • January 1990 to December 2015

Part time job work ( 2-working days in a week )
Technical, Limnological and Aquaculture Advise
Routine work like supervision of workers performances
Testing of water quality
Examination of Fish health and Fish feed etc.,
Preparation of newly leased ponds for fish culture
Training of workers for culture activities
Application of cutting edge technology in aquaculture

Scientific Officer at Govt. of Bangladesh,Directorate of Fisheries
  • Bangladesh
  • November 1983 to September 1988

Thirty-three (37) years of practical experience in field oriented research in different fields of fisheries, oceanographic and biological science at different capacities including (5) years in the government, in the following tune:

I. 1979-1981
Conducted research work on the “Taxonomy of penaeid shrimp found in the Matamahuri river estuary” under University of Chittagong, Bangladesh as an M.Sc. Project.

II. 1983 to 1988:
For last Seven (7) years while working under Marine Fisheries Research, Management and Development project engaged in planning, operation and execution of exploratory fisheries survey and resources research in Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh utilizing the Research Vessels ANUSHANDHANI and MACHRANGA aiming at the studies of fish and shrimp stock assessment, their distribution in time and space, breeding and migration and oceanographic parameters influencing in breeding migration, abundance etc. In particular, actively engaged in Marine Fisheries Resources Survey and stock assessment program, leading some survey cruises of R/V ANUSHANDHANI as a national counterpart scientist to the FAO Team Leader/ Senior Fisheries Biologist of the FAO/BGD/80/025 program and collecting data on fisheries biology and oceanography regularly from almost all over the continental shelf of Bangladesh. Processing and analyzing the collected data regularly for study of the rates of growth, recruitment, natural mortality, fishing mortality and exploitation ratio with a view to prescribe in the long run the immediate as well as long-term measures for optimum utilization of the open water fishery resources. Leading a national team of fish stock assessment in collection and processing of fishery data in the above direction.

In addition collecting catch and effort data from off-shore commercial fishing fleet, processing and analyzing those data both manually and by using a HP-868 microcomputer, reporting the extent of stock, maximum sustainable yield and current status of exploitation in the off-shore marine fish and shrimp fisheries and suggesting the authority about the probable measures for scientific management and conversation of the marine renewable resources in the EEZ of Bangladesh.

III. 1990-2015: For last 26 years worked
as a part-time fisheries Consultant in aquaculture firm A.K. Fisheries at Bhadughar, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh from 1990 to present (worked as fisheries Consultant in the weekly holidays and others holidays in every year throughout 25 years).

iv.
2016-Present:Working as an adviser For last 1 year 3 months working as a part-time fisheries Adviser in aquaculture firm A.K. Fisheries at Bhadughar, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh and self employed in my organization Center for Development Initiatives in Capture Fisheries (CDICF), Dhaka as Senior Fishery Biologist(Fish Stock Assessment & Fish Population Dynamics).

Education

Master's degree, Marine Fisheries
  • at Chittagong University
  • November 1982

I have obtained my degree of master of science in marine biology and fisheries from chittagong university,Bangladesh and B.Sc degree from Dhaka university in Biology.

High school or equivalent, Bangoli,English,Maths,Physics.Chemistry,Biology
  • at Bangladesh Railway High School
  • April 1972

Specialties & Skills

Research
fish stock assessment
Aquaculture
Fisheries
Data Research
FiSAT II Stock assessment Tools
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
FiSAT II Stock assessment Tools
Microsoft office suit,FiSat II, CEDA, ASPIC

Languages

English
Intermediate
Bengali
Expert

Memberships

NTFS of World Fish Center
  • Network Scientist
  • September 1985

Training and Certifications

Training on “ Fish Stock Assessment “ in the Framework of FAO/DANIDA Training in Fish Stock As (Training)
Training Institute:
Marine Fisheries Research,Management and Development Project & FAO/DANIDAandRoskilde University, DEN
Date Attended:
April 1985
Duration:
168 hours
Marine fisheries research management and development technique” (Training)
Training Institute:
FAO/BGD/80/025 programme at Chittagong

Hobbies

  • Reading and Swiming