The EAF in partnership with Farm Fresh, Ltd., U.K.(FF) will lead a new project
“Development of Inland Aquaculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)” funded by
the Almobdioon Center for Studies, Consultancy and Training, King Abdulaziz
University. The project will continue until 31 January 2024. EAF/FF Principal
Investigator of the KSA project will be Dr. Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce. The team has
hired two international experts to reside in Saudi Arabia. The Applied Research Team
consists of Dr. Mohammed Broom (Director), Dr. Miguel Gomez (Cornell University), Dr.
Rod Getchell (Cornell University), Dr. Hany Alassaf Almotairy, Research Assistant
Professor, Advanced Agriculture and Food Technology Institute, King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology; Mr. Mauricio Tahuilan, Research Technician (rainbow trout);
Basim Melkhayat, Research Technician (common carp). The team will convene in the
KSA in October 2022, January and April 2023.