EMMANUEL DELWIN ABARIKE (PhD)

 

Postal Address:    Department Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

    Faculty of Natural Resource and Environment Management

                            University for Development Studies

                            Northern Region, Ghana. Nyankpala Campus

    Post Office Box 1882

Mobile Telephone: 0509937305 and 054415409

Email Addresses: delwindelwin@yahoo.com and eabarike@uds.edu.gh

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME:                         Abarike Delwin   Emmanuel

SEX:                             Male

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:     16 August 1984, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region  

NATIONALITY AT BIRTH :           Ghanaian

LANGUAGES SPOKEN:    English , Kussal, Gurune, Mampruli

PASSPORT:     G0329559

MARITAL STATUS:  Married

CHILDREN:    Three (3)

RELIGION:    Christian

PRESENT POSITION:  Lecturer

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

University Education

1. 3^rd Degree, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang-China, 2015-2019

2. 2^nd Degree, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast-Ghana 2009 - 2011      

3. 1^st Degree, University for Development Studies, Tamale-Ghana 2003- 2007        

Secondary Education

4. Navrongo Senior High School, Navrongo – Ghana, 2000-2002

Basic Education

5. Presby Junior High School, Bolgatanga –Ghana, 1998-1999

6. Adakura Junior High School, Zuarungu-Ghana, 1997

7. Adakura Primary School, Zuarungu-Ghana, 1990 -1996

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

1. Doctor  of Philosophy (PhD)   Degree Agriculture Aquaculture Science, 2019

2. Master of Philosophy (MPhil.)  Degree Aquaculture, 2011.

3. BSc.  Degree Agricultural Technology (Renewable Natural Resources Option) 2007.

4. Senior Secondary School Certificate, 2002.

5. Basic Education Certificate Examination, 1999.

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

1. University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) – 2013 - date

2. Ghana Animal Science Association (GASA) – 2012 – date

RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT

1. Lecturer, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Management, University for Development Studies, Tamale. May 2015 – Date  

2. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Management, University for Development Studies, Tamale. April 2013 – April 2015:  

3. Senior Research Assistant, Department of Renewable Natural Resources (formerly under the Faculty of Agriculture), University for Development Studies, Tamale. April 2013 – April 2015

 

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Water quality and stock assessment of major fish species in Sissili-Kulpawn river confluence (Research Team Member) 2015-2016.

2. Leader, assessment team of level 200 students of the University for Development Studies, Third Trimester Field Practical Programme (TTFPP), Asunafo South District,Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, 2013/2014 academic year

3. Field team leader, Local Capacity Builder to complement SNV’s activities in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector in the Builsa District from September 2013 – March 2014.

4. Leader, assessment team of level 100 students of the University for Development Studies, Third Trimester Field Practical, Asunafo South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, 2012/2013 academic year

5. Field Coordinator, Third Trimester Field Practical Programme (TTFPP), University for Development Studies, 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 academic year.

6. Team leader, Identifying Business Opportunities and Market Access Assessment in the Bawku West and Kassena Nankana West Districts for  the  Navrongo Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Office Eccring Project,  May 2013  

7. Lead facilitator, training on Dam maintenance, Resource mobilization and Group dynamics for communities in the Tilli Chiefdom in the Bawku West District. 2-8 April, 2013

8. Technical adviser, Jospeb fish farms, Navrongo-Tono,  August 2011- May 2012

9. Field supervisor first programme phase evaluation, World Vision Ghana, Talensi Area Development Programme survey, July 16-25, 2012.

10. Secretary on an exchange visit by women from Moatani in Walewale District to

11. Kandiga-Atosali community in Kassena Nankana East district on a Stimulating Community Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (SCI-SLM) project (September 30, 2011)

12. Participated in the assessment and compilation of a report of the Kassena Nankana West ADP (March 2008).

13. Participated and compiled the report of a stakeholders reflection workshop for the Zasugu-Tatale ADP (10^th to 11^th April 2008).

14. Teaching Assistant, University for Development Studies, Department Renewable Natural resources, from October 31^st  2007 to July 31^st 2008.

15. Field Officer, Navrongo Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, from September 2007 to October 2007.

16. Vice Organizing Secretary (2006/2007) and a Chorister (2003 to 2007) academic years of the international Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) Pax Romana (UDS-local) Nyamkpala Campus

17. Planning Committee Member during the 2006 – 2007 and a member (2005 – 2007) of  RENARSA at the UDS Nyamkpala Campus Department of Renewable Natural Resources.

18. Field Assistant Ministry of Fisheries, ,for the month of August 2006

19. Organizing Secretary of the Catholic Charistimatic Renewal UDS, Nyamkpala Campus for 2005 - 2006 academic year

20. Assistant Technical Officer, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Bolga District, for the Month of August 2005.

21. Organizing Secretary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal UDS, Nyankpala Campus for 2004 - 2005 academic year

22. Participated in Third Trimester Field Practical Training Programme of the UDS in Community Profiling of Binde a Community in the East Manprusi Distrist in the Northern Region of Ghana (June 2004)

23. Participated in Third Trimester Field Practical Training Programme of the UDS on the Development Problems and Potentials of the Binde Community in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo formally in the  East Manprusi Distrist in the Northern Region of Ghana (May/June 2005).

24. Participated in Third Trimester Field Practical Training Programme of the UDS on Proposal Writing on the Key Development Problems  of the Binde Community in the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo formally in the  East Manprusi Distrist in the Northern Region of Ghana (May/June 2006).

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

(a) Conferences

1. Association of African Universities Institutional Workshop on Quality Assurance, at the UDS International Conference Center, 10^th -14^th of February 2020.

2. Conference on gender mainstreaming, in higher education and research : Behind the Scenes at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,  6^th – 7^th of December 2019.

3. 3^rd Aquaculture Conference, Recent Advancement in Aquaculture Research. 25-28 September, 2018, Qingdao, China.

4. 31st biennial conference of the Ghana Animal Science Association held at the CSIR - Animal Research Institute, Accra 23rd - 24th August, 2012.

5. Inter-faculty lecture series held at Navrongo campus, 5 – 6th September, 2012.

(b) Workshop

1. Workshop on facilitating school health education programme (SHEP) in the Builsa District from the 16^th -20^th September, 2013

2. Workshop on publishing in scholarly journals. New library block, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus. 13th September, 2012.

3. Participated in the Garu-Tempane East ADP stakeholders reflection workshop and the Provisional Design Document (PDD) write up (6^th to 18^th July 2008).

4. Participated in the Bawku West ADP stakeholders reflection workshop and the Provisional Design Document (PDD) write up (30^th July to 2^nd August 2008).

5. Secretary, Navrongo Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese; projects orientation workshop, 16^th June 2011

6. Participated in the Saboba ADP stakeholders reflection workshop and the Provisional Design Document (PDD) write up (30^th April to 2^nd May 2008).

7. Participated in the Navrongo Bolgatanga, Catholic Dioceses, Peace Education Workshop for Teachers in Bawku, 23-24 June, 2011.

8. Secretary to Stimulating Community Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (SCI-SLM) workshop  on September 27, 2011

(c) Seminars

1. Low Volume High Density (LVHD) cage culture systems in small reservoirs seminar. Spanish Laboratory, Nyankpala Campus. 3rd April, 2012.

(d) Papers presented and published in referred conference Proceedings/book of abstracts  

1. Abarike E.D., Jia C., Yishan, L., Huang Y., Chen, L., Jichang J., Jufen, T., Liang, J, Kuebutornye F.K.A., and E.M., Sakyi.   Traditional Chinese medicine and Bacillus species improves Nile tilapia’s mucosal immunity and expression of immune related genes. Inter-faculty lecture series held at Wa campus, 4 – 5^th September, 2019.

2. Abobi, S. M., Ansong, K. I., Alhassan, Abarike, E.D. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2015). Comparative study of the growth, mortality and exploitation rate of Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Black Volta (Buipe) and White Volta (Yapei) (Oral). In: Proceedings of 29^th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, UDS, Tamale Campus from 3^rd – 7^th August.

3. Akongyuure, D. N., Abarike, E. D., Atindana, S. A., Adakpeya, M. A., Atujona, D., Alhassan, E. H., Ampofo-Yeboah, K. and Abobi, S. M. (2015). Chemical composition and sensory evaluation of wild and cultured Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus in Northern Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of 29^th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, UDS, Tamale Campus from 3^rd – 7^th August.

4. Ampofo-Yeboah, K., Adjei, F., Amoa, K., Abobi, S. M., Alhassan, E. H., Atindana, S. A., Abarike, E. D. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2015). Comparative study on the hatchability and survival rates of crosses between wild and farmed catfish (Clarias gariepinus) larvae produced using catfish pituitary hormone (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2015 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS, Wa campus from 2^nd – 3^rd September.

5. Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Quarcoo, G., Annan, J. E., Abobi, S. M., Alhassan, E. H., Atindaana, S. A., Abarike, E. D. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2014). Microbial analysis of grilled Tilapia fish and their processing practices in the Tamale Central Sub-Metro of Tamale Metropolis, Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 3^rd – 4^th September.

6. Abarike, E. D., Amenyogbe, E., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Abobi, S. M., Atindana, S. A., Alhassan, E. H. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2014). Exploring the nutrient potential of Nymphaea Alba (Water Lilly), for use as feed: A case study of Banka Dam in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 3^rd – 4^th September.

7. Atindana, S. A., Mensah, P., Alhassan, E. H., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Abarike, E. D., Abobi, S. M. and Akongyuure, D. N. (2014). Comparative study of the socio-economic impact of the Bui Dam on Lucene and Agbegikuro communities in the Northern Region of Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 3^rd – 4^th September.

8. Akongyuure, D. N., Ayiku, S. Alhassan, E. H., Ampofo-Yeboah, A. Abarike, E. D.  Abobi, S. M. and Atindana, S. A. (2014). Fishing gear and fish catch assessment along the Oti River at Agbasakope in Krachi East District of Volta Region, Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus from 3^rd – 4^th September.

9. Abobi, S. M., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Kpodonu, T. A., Alhassan, E. H., Abarike, E. D. Atindana, S. D., Akongyuure, D. N., Konadu, V. and Twumasi, F. (2014). Socio-ecological importance of aquatic macrophytes to some fishing communities in the Northern Region of Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 3^rd – 4^th September.

10. Alhassan, E. H., Asumang, F., Akongyuure, D. N., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Abarike, E. D., Abobi, S. M. and Atindana, S. A. (2014). Growth and exploitation of two major cichlids in Golinga reservoir in Northern Region of Ghana (Oral). In: Proceedings of the 2014 UDS Annual Interdisciplinary Conference held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 3^rd – 4^th September.

11. Abarike, E. D., Amenyogbe, E., Alhassan, E. H., Akongyuure, D. N., Atindana, S. A., Ampofo-Yehoah, A. and Abobi, S. M. (2014). Nutritional composition of Thalia dealbata in Banka dam in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. pp 479 – 487. In: Addah, W., Adzitey, F. and Lomo, R. (Editors). Proceedings of the 32^nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Animal Science Association, UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus, 20^th – 22^nd August.

12. Atindana, S. A., Bulley, R., Alhassan, E. H., Abarike, E. D., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Akongyuure, D. N. and Abobi, S. M. (2014). Stomach content analyses of Hemichromis fasciatus and Tilapia zillii in the Golinga reservoir in the Tolon District of the Northern Region of Ghana. pp 479 – 487. In: Addah, W., Adzitey, F. and Lomo, R. (Editors). Proceedings of the 32^nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Animal Science Association held at the UDS International Conference Centre, Tamale campus 20^th – 22^nd August.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Abarike, E.D.,  Jian, J., Tang, J., Cai, J., Sakyi, E.M., and F.K.A., Kuebutornye (2020): A mixture of Chinese herbs and a commercial probiotic Bacillus species improves hemato-immunological, stress, and antioxidant parameters, and expression of HSP70 and HIF-1α mRNA to hypoxia, cold, and heat stress in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture reports, 1-10.

2. Kuebutornye, F.K.A and E.D., Abarike  (2020): The contribution of medicinal plants to tilapia aquaculture: a review. Aquaculture International, 1-20.

3. Sakyi E.M., Abarike, E.D., & Jia C. (2019). A Review on the Probiotic Effects on Haematological Parameters in Fish. Journal of fisheries Science.com.

4. Kuebutornye, F. K. A., Lu, Y., Abarike, E. D., Wang, Z., Li, Y., & Sakyi, M. E. (2019). In vitro Assessment of the Probiotic Characteristics of Three Bacillus Species from the Gut of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. 1-13, Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins.

5. Kuebutornye, F.K.A. Abarike, E.D. Yishan, L. (2019) A review on the application of Bacillus as probiotics in aquaculture. Fish and Shellfish Immunology; 87: 820-828

6. Abarike E.D., Jian J, Tang J, et al. (2019).Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) enhances growth, immune response, and resistance to Streptococcus agalactiae in tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Aquatic Animal Health Journal; 1548-8667

7. Abarike E.D., Jian J, Tang J, et al. (2018). Influence of traditional Chinese medicine and Bacillus species (TCMBS) on growth, immune response and disease resistance in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture Research; 49: 2366–2375.

8. Abarike E.D., Cai J, Lu Y, et al. (2018). Effects of a commercial probiotic BS containing Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis on growth, immune response and disease resistance in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 2018; 82: 229–238.

9. Abarike E.D., Kuebutornye F.K.A., Jian J, et al. (2018). Influences of immunostimulants on phagocytes in cultured fish: a mini review. Rev Aquac 2018; 1–9.

10. Abarike E.D, Jian J, Tang J, et al. (2018). Characterization and expression of NADPH oxidase genes in stimulated splenic neutrophils of tilapia by a mix of traditional Chinese medicine and Bacillus species (TCMBS). Aquaculture Research: 1–13.

11. Abarike E.D., Obodai E.A and Attipoe F.Y.K. (2016) Effects of feeding different agro-industrial by-products on carcass composition and sensory attributes of Oreochromis niloticus. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 4(5): 168-172

12. Abarike E.D. and Ampofo-Yeboah, A. (2016) Reproductive potential of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1757) in the Golinga reservoir in Ghana. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies  4(5): 279-283

13. Akongyuure, D. N, Abarike, E. D., Atindana, S. A., Adakpeya, M. A., Atujona, D., Alhassan, E. H., Ampofo-Yehoah, \A. and Abobi, S. M. (2015). Chemical composition and sensory evaluation of wild and cultured Oreochromis niloticus and Clarias gariepinus in Northern Ghana. Journal of Ghana Science Association, 16(2).

14. Abarike, E.D., Amenyogbe, E., Ampofo-Yeboah, A., Abobi, S. M., Atindaana, S. A., Alhassan, E. H., Akongyuure, D. N. (2015), Exploring the nutrient potential of nymphaea alba (water lilly), for use as livestock feed. UDS International Journal of Development, 2(1): 1-12

15. Akongyuure, D. N., Agbeko, E. and Abarike, E. D. (2015). Preliminary study on growth of mixed sex Nile tilapia (Akosombo strain) in a reservoir-based fish cage in Ghana. International Journal of Farming & Allied Sciences, 4(1): 13 – 18.  

16. Abarike, E.D. Atsu, C. F. Alhassan,  E.H.  (2014) Novel feed for fingerlings of Oreochromis niloticus. International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies ; 1 (4): 25-29

17. Abarike, E.D., Obodai, E.A. and Attipoe, F.Y.K (2013) Growth and economic performance of fingerlings of Oreochromis niloticus fed on different non- conventional feeds in out-door hapas at Akosombo in Ghana. African Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 8 (26), 3384-3391.

18. Alhassan, E.H., Abarike, E.D. and Ayisi, C.L. (2012). Effects of stocking density on the growth and survival of Oreochromis niloticus cultured in hapas in a concrete tank. African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(15), 2405-2411

TECHNICAL REPORTS

1. Abarike, E.D., Akongyuure, D. N. Ampofo-Yeboah, A., (2019). A technical report on the assessment of fish ponds in the Bontanga and Libga irrigational facilities for adoption by DFARM for teaching, research and fish production. 3 pp