Prof. Seth Mensah Abobi - University for Development Studies

PROF. SETH MENSAH ABOBI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES SCIENCES FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE NYANKPALA Campus

Background

Prof. Abobi is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. He has about 15 years of working experience with the University. He started working with the University in 2008 as a Senior Research Assistant in the then Department of Renewable Natural Resources (now Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment). His research interests include fisheries assessment and management, ecosystem modelling, social-ecological systems studies, limnology, watershed management, food and nutritional security, and climate change adaptation in fisheries. He has collaborated on research projects with local partners and international partners mainly from Germany, Norway, Denmark, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Seth-Abobi
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=26CBxrgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Institutional Email: mabobi@uds.edu.gh
Mobile Phone: +233245348434

Dandi, S. O., Abarike, E.D., Abobi, S.M., Doke, D. A., Lyche, J. L., Addo, S., Edziyie, R.E., Obiakara-Amaechi, A.I., Øystein, E., Mutoloki, S., and Cudjoe, K.S. (2024). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of antibiotics use among small, medium, and large-scale fish farmers of the Stratum II of the Volta Lake of Ghana. Antibiotics 13
Quarshie, E.N., Alhassan, E.H., and Abobi, S.M. (2024). Growth and population structure of Odaxothrissa mento and Brycinus leuciscus from the lower reaches of the White Volta in Ghana. Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, 29(1)
Abobi, S. M., Oyiadzo, J. W. and Wolff, M. (2024). Assessing the trophic structure and functioning of a large tropical lagoon. Case study: Keta Lagoon, Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 32(1): 54-73
Atengdem, R. A., Abobi, S. M., and Alhassan, E. H., Akongyuure, D. N. (2024). Evaluating Community Adoption and Participation in Water and Sanitation Interventions in the Bongo District, Ghana. Front. Water. Water and Human Systems, 6.
Abobi, S.M. (2023). Challenges and Opportunities in Marine Fisheries Governance in Ghana. In: Wolff, M., Ferse, S.C., Govan, H. (eds) Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_4
Abobi, S. M., Alhassan, E. H., and Akongyuure, D. N. (2023). Managing reservoir fisheries: a critical look at reservoir physical environment. Multidisciplinary Science Journal. Retrieved from https://malque.pub/ojs/index.php/msj/article/view/413
Iyiola, A. O., Kolawole, A. S., Asiedu, B., and Abobi, S. M. (2022). Disinfectant impacts on water quality and fishes during the fight against COVID-19 spread. Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. 44 (5), 1279–1286.
Baidoo, K., Asare, N.K., and Abobi, S. M. (2022). Length-Weight Relationship and the Condition Factor of some Important Estuarine Fish Species from Kakum Estuary of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 8(2), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.47881/377.967x
Atiim, J. A., Alhassan, E.H., and Abobi, S.M. (2022). Evaluating the contribution of wetlands to food security and livelihoods improvement in the Savelugu Municipality, Ghana. Wetlands Ecology and Management 30, 561–577.
Adutwum, F., Alhassan, E.H., and Abobi, S. M. (2022). Effects of water quality on rural livelihoods: a case of Tamale Metropolis. Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and Development, 8(1), 18-31.
Kezia, B., Abobi, S.M., Asare, N., Krampah, E., Ayisis, C. (2022). Diel and Tide Variation of Fish Species Kakum River Estuary in the Central Region, Ghana. Research & Reviews: Journal of Zoological Sciences, 10(6): 1-12.
Abobi, S.M., Kluger, L.C., and Wolff, M. (2021). Comparative assessment of food web structure and fisheries productivity of three reservoirs in Ghana. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 28(6): 573-591.
Abobi, S. M., and Wolff, M. (2020). West African reservoirs and their fisheries: An assessment of harvest potential. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 20(2): 183-195.
Abobi, S. M., Mildenberger, T., Kolding, J., and Wolff, M. (2019). Assessing the exploitation status of fisheries resources in Ghana’s reservoirs based on reconstructed catches and length-based bootstrapping stock assessment method. Lake and Reservoir Management, 35(4): 415-434.
Abobi, S. M., Oyiadzo, J. W., and Wolff, M. (2019). Comparing feeding niche, growth characteristics and exploitation level of the Giraffe catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1775) in the two largest man-made lakes of northern Ghana. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 44(3): 261-272.