Dr Amina Moss is a lecturer at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. Her research passion lies in the field of Aquaculture Sciences where she is keen to contribute to innovation and further development – particularly in developing nations where the area is burgeoning. Her specific expertise is in Aquaculture Nutrition. She has conducted research on alternative and sustainable feeding formulations for fish (Japanese flounder, red sea bream, yellowtail amberjack, tilapia) and shrimp (kuruma shrimp and the Pacific white shrimp). Further to this, Amina is interested in contributing to current knowledge on integrated aquaculture systems and this is one of the areas that she hopes to explore in the future. Being principally from The Bahamas, Amina is also interested in research involving lobsters. Having a Senegalese father, Amina is fluent in French and would love to do research that is beneficial to African countries, especially from the perspective of using locally available ingredients to create affordable, sustainable, and efficient feeds.
Since beginning her time at the Institute of Aquaculture, Amina has taken part in organising outreach events, where high school students were invited to interact with PhD students. Furthermore, she has had projects in the Netherlands where she looked at shrimp feeding behaviour, in Malawi where she looked at the use of the yellow mealworm as a source of protein for two strains of tilapia and in Tanzania, where she is assisting in a seaweed project.
Amina has two daughters, who were both born in Japan, and a loving husband who supports her.
For more information visit Amina’s University or LinkedIn profiles or YouTube channel.