Gasper Ariku is a Ugandan national born in 1986 who has extensive experience in tilapia hatchery supervision and fish farm management. He received a certificate from Makerere University Business School in 2013 and attended several primary and secondary schools in Uganda earning his PLE Certificate. From 2012 to 2016, Ariku worked as a Tilapia Hatchery Supervisor at SON Fish Farm Ltd in Jinja, Uganda where he helped design and develop their hatchery to a production capacity of 1,000,000 fry per month. He is fluent in English, Luganda, Kiswahili, Lusoga and Lugbara and has experience in aquaculture management, computer skills