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Dr. Kazi Ahsan Habib is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics at the Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Science in Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also served as the Dean of the Faculty. He is the director of Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab. (ABR Lab) at SAU.

His research interests include marine biodiversity, DNA taxonomy, population genomics, phylogeography, and conservation biology of aquatic organisms. He has been engaged in the execution of several national and international scientific programs and research projects including Census of Marine Life of Saint Martin’s Island, Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment of Sundarbans, Cataloging coastal Fisheries Resources of Bangladesh through DNA Barcoding, DNA Taxonomy, and Recruitment Monitoring of Reef Organisms of St. Martin’s Island, Conservation Genetics of Shark and Rays of Bangladesh, Saw Fish Monitoring and Conservation in Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal Ocean Literacy Movement in Bangladesh.

He was involved as an expert in Ecosystem Boundary Delineation of Saint Martin’s Island of Bangladesh project of IUCN supported by the BOBLME project. He also served as the expert member of the national technical committee of ‘Nujhum Dwip’ marine protected area (MPA) formed by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh Government. As a part of marine extension activities, Prof. Habib published several booklets and guides for fishermen, primary school students, academia and related stakeholders such as ‘Bay of Bengal Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts’ (in Bangla & English), ‘Best Practices to Release Sawfish from Nets and Hooks into the Sea’ (in Bangla) etc.

Prof. Habib has published over 50 research articles in different peer-reviewed national and international journals besides a number of scientific popular articles. He is also the author of four textbooks and three scientific books. He serves as an editorial board member of several national and international scientific journals. He attended and presented his research works and delivered keynote speeches in a number of national and international conferences and symposia both at home and abroad. He is also involved with different professional societies including Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF), Krishibid (Agriculturist) Institution Bangladesh (KIB), Bangladesh Barcode of Life (BdBOL) network, Bay of Bengal Ocean Literacy Network, Oceanographic Society Bangladesh (OSB).

Prof. Habib graduated and received B.Sc. Fisheries and M.S. in Aquaculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), and obtained Ph.D. in Marine Biology at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) under the University of Science and Technology (UST), South Korea.

He is the eldest son of Mrs. Hasina Azad and Late Prof. Dr. Azad F. M. Sharfuddin, Former Head, Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. He is the grandson of Late Kazi Abdul Bari (BA English, DU), Retd. Additional Director of Public Instruction, Bangladesh; and Late Momtaz Uddin Ahamed (BA Political Science, DU), Retd. Settlement Officer, Ministry of Land, Bangladesh.

Research Interest: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation; DNA Barcoding, Metabarcoding & DNA Taxonomy of Aquatic Lives; Marine Population & Conservation Genomics; Marine Molecular Evolution & Phylogeography; Marine Molecular Ecology; Aquaculture Biology; Climate Change Biology of Marine Organisms. 

Personal profile: http://www.sau.edu.bd/teacher/313; https://www.facebook.com/habibkaziahsan