Geofrey B. Kamugisha is a Tanzanian fisheries co-management officer. He has a MSc in Aquatic Sciences from the University of Dar es Salaam and a BSc in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture. His work involves coordinating fisheries co-management activities and building capacity of local communities in sustainable fisheries. His research interests include aquaculture genetics, barbs fish systematics, and fisheries management.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS:
NAME: GEOFREY B. KAMUGISHA
PERMANENT ADDRESS: C/o Marthajean Kayungi, P.O.BOX 284,BUKOBA,TANZANIA.
TELEPHONE: +255 788 258 682& 0713 986 790.
EMAIL ADDRESS: gkamugisha07@gmail.com& gkamugisha@wwftz.org
NATIONALITY: Tanzanian
DATE OF BIRTH: 1st June, 1981
STATUS: MARRIED
LANGUAGE: Fluent in English and Swahili
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
MSc. (Aquatic Sciences),
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania, 2013
Focus: Freshwater Fish Phylogenetics, Molecular Systematics and
International Fisheries management,
Thesis: Morphological and Molecular relationships of small Barbs, Barbus spp.
(Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) from Malagarasi and Pangani River basins, Tanzania.
Advisors: Dr. Chacha Mwita, Dr. Monica Mwale and Prof. Yunus D. Mgaya.
BSc. (Fisheries Science and Aquaculture),
Department of Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, University of Dar Es
Salaam, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 2008.
Focus: Aquaculture genetics, Principles of Aquaculture& Systems,
Principles of Fisheries Management, Aquaculture development& Extension
studies,
Thesis: Investigation on the role of Indigenous Fish Processing Techniques on the
marketability of Fish in Dar es Salaam region.
Advisors: Dr. Chacha Mwita, Prof. Yunus Mgaya.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1) Fisheries Co-management Officer for Rufiji and Kilwa Districts since 2013 to the
present,
2) Fisheries Officer at Mkinga District Council, Tanga since 2008 to 2013.
Main function
To co-ordinate all fisheries co-management related activities of the WWF-TCO
Fisheries Co-management Programme that relate to target communities in Rufiji and
Kilwa Districts, especially liaising with municipal partners and providing capacity-
building and support to community leaders and beach management units in the
target area.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
1) Facilitate capacity building trainings, seminars and workshops in Promoting
awareness, understanding and engagement between communities and municipal
authorities/ other stakeholders on fisheries resources management;
2) To Facilitate local researches on the indigenous fish stocks and aquaculture
potentials in the Project target Area in Rufiji and Kilwa Districts;
3) Supporting the establishment of Beach Management Units (BMUs) and
Collaborative Fisheries Management Areas (CFMAs) amongst communities in
Rufiji and Kilwa Districts;
4) Supporting Beach Management Units to develop capacity and awareness on
fisheries management issues, and to prepare and implement fisheries
management plans and collaborative management plans;
5) Building capacity amongst Beach Management Units on collection of fisheries
catch data; monitoring and verifying data quality and giving feedback and further
ongoing training as required;
6) Supporting village leaders and BMUs to ensure that CFMA fisheries management
plans contain specific, adequate and effective measures to combat and eliminate
dynamite fishing, including effective networking with other neighbouring BMUs
and CFMAs and relevant municipal and national authorities; and effective
implementation of the same;

3. 7) Coordinating other relevant training and capacity-building related to Fisheries
Management for communities and District staff, such as on fisheries surveillance
and enforcement;
8) Supporting Beach Management Units to develop annual expenditure estimate
and sustainable revenue collection plans, and to implement and monitor progress
on the same;
9) Supervision of Vehicles and motorcycles of the office while on field, when
assigned or acting the Project Executant’s office;
10)Supervision of Boats, engine boats and motorcycles of both the office, BMUs and
CFMAs,
11)Occasionally supporting fisheries co-management activities in other target
coastal areas of the programme, as required;
12)Producing semi-annual and annual technical progress reports and any other
reports as required for the management and maintenance of a savings and loans
data base;
13)Participating and providing technical input in preparation of annual workplans
and budgets for the WWF-TCO Fisheries Co-management Programme;
14)Mentoring, Monitoring and Evaluation BMUs work performance and other duties
required from time to time by the Senior Fisheries Co-management Officer and
other senior Managers& Directors.
RESEARCH SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Laboratory techniques: Exposed and efficient in molecular laboratory techniques
such as extractions, Purification and DNA sequencing,
Scientific researches: Conducts scientific and social researches on Aquaculture
species, Aquaculture extension, potentials, determinations and beliefs, fisheries
management and community engagement in collaboration with other partner
organizations including BMUs, NEMC,
University of Dar Es Salaam (UDSM), TAFIRI, SEMMA District and Village Authorities,
Nguvumali Community Development of Environment (NCDE), National Land Use
Commission (NLUC), and individual researchers/ Students.

4. Biostatistics: have utilized and am familiar with various statistical packages and
DNA phylogentic analysis and population genetic programs extensively,
Projects planning and development: Engages in projects planning, development,
implementation and publication.
Survey and evaluation research techniques: Various fish collection fields trips in
Tanzania, South Africa and Finland,
PAPERS AND POSTERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:
Kamugisha, G., 2010. The biology and Systematics of small Barbus species in
Tanzania. The South African Institute for Aquatic biodiversity.
Paper presentation.
Lake Victoria fisheries management approaches: A component of
International fisheries management studies. Jyvaskyla University, Finland.
Seminar presentation.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED AND IN PREPARATION:
1) Kamugisha, G. and Chacha, M. (2013). A molecular phylogeny of small Barbus
species using cytochrome b sequences.
2) Kamugisha, G and Chacha, M. (submitted). Phylogenetic relationships of Small
Barbus species using geometric morphometrics.
3) Kamugisha, G and Chacha, M. (submitted). Phylogenetic relationships of small
Barbus species based on conventional morphometric and meristic characters.
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
1) Aquaculture species bar-coding, genetics engineering and potentials for
development,
2) The systematic and phylogeny of barbs fishes of the genus Barbus in Tanzania,
Africa and elsewhere in the World,
3) A study of the systematic, biogeography and phylogeography of Barbus species
(both large and small) from Tanzania and nearby countries.

5. GRANTS AND AWARDS RECEIVED:
SOUTH-SOUTH-NORTH Scholarship to visit Jyvaskyla University, Finland as an
exchange student.
2008 NUFU/ NORAD-UDSM Scholarship for Masters Degree studies.
2005 Higher Education Student Loans Board (HESLB).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).
REFEREES:
Mr. Thomas Chale,
Project Executant,
Fisheries Co-Management Programme, WWF Kilwa Office,
P.O.Box 150, Kilwa Masoko- Lindi.Telephone:0787529704, Fax:+255-22-2775535
Email:tchale@wwftz.org,
Dr. Mwita John Chacha,
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar Es Salaam,
P. O. Box 35064, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Phone: 0784804538, Email address: chachamwita@udsm.ac.tz
Prof. Yusus D. Mgaya
Senior Lecturer and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Planning, Finance and
Administration), University of Dar Es Salaam,
P. O. BOX 35091, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Phone; 0713237774/ 0784237774
Email: ymgaya@udsm.ac.tz / yunusmgaya@gmail.com