Rate My Professor Sk. Ahmad Al Nahid

Dr. Sk. Ahmad Al Nahid is a Professor and Head of the Department of Fisheries Resource Management at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), where he also serves as Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries. Born on 31 January 1983 in Jessore, Bangladesh, he earned his B.Sc. in Fisheries (Hons.) in 2004 and M.S. in Fisheries Management in 2006 from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, with a thesis on the culture suitability of Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) with carp polyculture in northern Bangladesh. He completed his Ph.D. in 2015 from BAU on the life cycle assessment of freshwater prawn farming in Bangladesh for sustainable trade. Prior to his academic career, he held positions such as Scientific Officer at Niribili Fisheries Ltd. (2005-2006), Hatchery Manager at Bangla Fishgen Ltd. (2006), and roles at ACI Limited (2006-2009), including Assistant Product Manager. He joined CVASU as Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries Resource Management in 2013, advanced to Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor in 2020, and Professor. His career also includes research roles at BAU, consultancy for WorldFish and FAO, and Regional Manager at Winrock International.

Dr. Al Nahid's research specializations include aquatic ecology, open water fisheries management, environmental impact assessment, and life cycle assessment in aquaculture. Key publications encompass 'Culture potential of Amblypharyngodon mola with carps in polyculture in farmers’ ponds of Northern region of Bangladesh' (Bangladesh J. Fish. Res., 2009), 'Current status and prospects of farming the giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Bangladesh' (Aquaculture Research, 2012), 'Environmental evaluation of different shrimp farming systems of Bangladesh: A Life Cycle Assessment approach' (Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2017), and 'Plankton Community of the Halda River, Chattogram' (Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2020). He has authored over 20 publications on topics such as polyphenol effects on tilapia growth, heavy metal accumulation in fish, and limnology. Awards include a national prize from the Prime Minister for an essay competition in 1996, a Vice Chancellor award from BAU for a bonsai exhibition in 2005, and a travel grant from AquaFish CRSP for the 9th International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture in 2011. His work contributes to sustainable fisheries management and aquaculture environmental evaluation in Bangladesh.