As a 22 year old aquaculture master’s student from Stirling
University, I found the prospect of developing oyster culture in Bonthe, Sierra
Leone as part of the Darwin Initiative project an exciting yet challenging
task. Because both my parents work in NGO’s in Southeast Asia and after living
in Vietnam from age 11-18, the decision to take part in a development work for
my thesis was not difficult. My part in the project will focus on studying the
management, property rights, markets, and livelihoods of oyster fishing
communities in the Sherbro estuary Marine Protected Area. I will also be
modelling water quality within the estuary to determine distribution of oysters
and sites where culture could be possible. I look forward to the challenges and
opportunities I will find in Bonthe, but will learn a lot from working in a new
field and being a new member of the community.
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