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Founder of HAILA and Horaad Fishing Company.
About the founder
Meet Huzaifah Haila
Founder of HAILA
A marine science graduate from Mogadishu, and the founder of both HAILA and Horaad, a fishing company working at sea off Somalia.
- Marine ScienceCity University of Mogadishu
- Founder, HoraadFishing company in Somalia
- EntrepreneurshipSIMAD Innovation Lab
- Based inMogadishu, Somalia
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Blue Economy
Farming the sea: what aquaculture can and cannot do
Fish, shellfish and seaweed can be farmed as well as caught. Done well, aquaculture adds food and jobs; done badly, it moves the pressure somewhere else.
2 min read
Research
A field study on coastal biodiversity
A sample research entry used for layout review: survey method, observations and references will appear here once published from the CMS.
Exploration · Somalia
Mogadishu coast exploration
Sample field journey along the coast near Mogadishu, Somalia. Observations, marine life and notes will be published from the CMS.
Blue Economy
Marine tourism that protects the reef
Visitors come for clear water, turtles and coral. The best tourism keeps those things intact, and shares the income with the coast that provides them.
2 min read
Marine Science
Why coral reefs hold the ocean together
Reefs cover a tiny fraction of the seafloor, yet they shelter a remarkable share of marine life. Here is how they work, and why their decline matters on land.
2 min read
Blue Economy
Dhows, cranes and cargo: a look at Bosaso Port
Wooden dhows tied up beside steel cargo ships: a walk along the quay at Bosaso, on the Gulf of Aden, shows how old and new sea trade work side by side.
2 min read
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