{"id":215,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crustaces-obala.org\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2024-06-25T21:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:10:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crustaces-obala.org\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"215\" class=\"elementor elementor-215\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c96adc7\" data-id=\"c96adc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-163b669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"163b669\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eff1ce\" data-id=\"4eff1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ec46e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86ec46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Biodiversity<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To conduct biodiversity surveys of the crustaceans and other aquatic ressources (molluscs, fishes, amphibians etc) living in freshwater and marine ecosystems in Cameroon. To collect field data necessary for the identification of specimens, the description of new taxa, the redescription of rare species, the construction of taxonomic keys<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f98396 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9f98396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Molecular Approaches<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To use mtDNA analyses to study the population genetics and species boundaries of threatened species aimed at supporting our conservation actions. Information on the changes in the genetic diversity of populations over time will be used to determine targets for in situ conservation. The DNA data will also allow the estimation of gene flow between populations of threatened species, and will provide a measure of genetic health and the extent of inbreeding within declining populations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca9a20\" data-id=\"bca9a20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e23ae elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b0e23ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Conservation<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To identify species that are threatened with extinction by carrying out conservation assessments based on updated data on distributional range, population size and trends, life cycles and reproductive biology, habitat needs, and threats. To use these data to make IUCN Red List extinction risk assessments for each species. Therefore, we can formulate conservation action plans for threatened species, and identify Key Biodiversity Areas. To protect the habitats in which threatened species occur by controlling or limiting the threats to species and habitats alike. To use educational outreach approaches to encourage local populations to participate in the active long-term conservation of threatened species by adopting practices that are less damaging to species, threatened forest and aquatic habitats upon which they depend.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b0d72f\" data-id=\"6b0d72f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b292dd2 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b292dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Parasitology: Human lung fluke disease:<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To understand the life cycle of Paragonimus species and the origin of human lung fluke infections (pulmonary paragonimiasis) in Cameroon in order to recommend control measures for this significant public health concern. Paragonimus species are The trematode parasite with a complex life-cycle involving three hosts: Paragonimus species are Trematoda parasite with complex life-cycle involving three hosts: two intermediate hosts (the first is a snail and the second is a freshwater crab) and one definitive host (a crab-eating mammal).\nfirst (snail) and second (freshwater crab) intermediate hosts and the definitive host (a crab-eating mammal). <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f02cf elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"23f02cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">International Cooperation:<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To establish international links with other scientific research organisations\/institutions in West and Central Africa in order to expand the ACRC\u2026 to include these understudied regions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bcd146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bcd146\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a7694\" data-id=\"f9a7694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce9d0e elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2ce9d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Parasitology: Human river blindness:<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">To understand the role of freshwater crabs in the transmission of river blindness (onchocerciasis) to humans in Cameroon. Controlling the spread of this disease involves mass treatments with anti-helminthicide drugs together with treating populations of freshwater crabs. The aquatic larval stages of blackflies need to attach to the carapace of freshwater crabs in order to complete their development into biting adult flies that then spread the parasite. (Onchocerca volvulus) to humans. Our research will center on disease foci in Cameroon where the freshwater crabs have Simulium species larvae attached to their carapace, because killing the fly larvae on crabs is a proven method of interrupting the life cycle of the blackfly vectors of the parasite.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ddc703 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ddc703\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec247b\" data-id=\"4ec247b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 To promote research in the field of crustaceans and other Aquatic resources. <br \/>\u2022 To promote communication between scientists in the field of Crustaceans and other aquatic resources at national and international levels. <br \/>\u2022To organize conferences, symposiums, training workshops to better protect crustaceans and other aquatic resources and educate\/capacity building approaches to enable local community to adopt practices that keep them safe them from paragonimiasis and river blindness.<br \/>\u2022 To promote collaboration with other national and international organizations in the fields of Crustaceans and other fishery resources.<br \/>\u2022 To publish reviews, other scientific works relating to research results on Crustaceans and other fishery resources.<br \/>\u2022 To support government and private sectors in the development and promotion of Crustaceans and other aquatic resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec7c782 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec7c782\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd9eb\" data-id=\"b2bd9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c0475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1c0475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organisation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-856f745 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"856f745\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44f92c2\" data-id=\"44f92c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5d54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d5d54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Biodiversity Discovery and Conservation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Aquaculture and Reproductive Biology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Aquatic and Forest Ecosystems Managment.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Infrastructure (IT, logistics, lab and field materials).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7269bf\" data-id=\"c7269bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Zoological Collections.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unit of Parasitology and Tropical Diseases.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cb0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40cb0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific staff<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c51ae7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c51ae7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a011ce\" data-id=\"0a011ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c843d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c843d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Dr. Pierre A. Mvogo Ndongo<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, University of Douala, Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mrs. Muriel Rabone,<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"> The Natural History Museum, London, UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><i><b> <\/b><\/i><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>Prof. Neil Cumberlidge<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">, Northen Michigan University, USA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>Dr. Thomas von Rintelen<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">, Museum F\u00fcr Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Prof. Dr. Christian Albrecht,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><i><b> <\/b><\/i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">University of Giessen, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Dr. Sankoh Salieu<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">University of Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Freetown,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Dr. Aidan Emery, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The Natural History Museum, London, UK <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>Dr. J\u00f6rg Freyhof, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">Museum F\u00fcr Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dr. Charles Fransen<\/strong>, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; 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Congo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Dr. Paul Clark,<\/b><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The Natural History Museum, London, UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Dr. Tchindebe Georges,<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> University of Douala, Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>Dr. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Valentin de Mazancourt, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Universit\u00e9 de Sorbone, Paris, France<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mr. Kuate Simo Franclin, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">ACRCHa, Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mrs. Carine Rosine Tchietchui, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">ACRCHa, Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mr. Ambroise Ndongo Ndongo<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, ACRCHa, Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Mr. Andr\u00e9 LOFANGA BOLUKAOTO, <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">University of Kisangani, D.R. Congo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><strong>Dr. Tomoyuki Komai, <\/strong>Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan<\/li><li><p><strong>Prof. Dounia,<\/strong> University or Yaounde 1, Cameroon<\/p><\/li><li><strong>Mr. Tchuembou Cedric Pascal<\/strong>, ACRCHa, Cameroon<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameroon Association for Research on Crustaceans and Other Aquatic Resources PO. Box. 43 Obala, Cameroon info@crustaces-obala.org contact@crustaces-obala.org (+237) 674 344 792 &#8211; 695 081 226 Our Mission Biodiversity To conduct biodiversity surveys of the crustaceans and other aquatic ressources (molluscs, fishes, amphibians etc) living in freshwater and marine ecosystems in Cameroon. 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