OceanExpert ID : 66052

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M. Ernest OHANDJA NOMO

Junior Researcher

Oceanography

University of Douala, Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Work Location

P.O Box 2701
Douala
Cameroon

Nationality

Cameroon

Email(s)

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Telephone

+237 671285135 ; +237 655714941

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.org/index.php/index.php/expert/66052

Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6732-2608

Highest Degree

MSc

Job Type

Teaching/Education
Research
ECOP (Early Career Ocean Professional)

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography

Activities

Ernest Ohandja is an Early Career Ocean Professional specializing in marine pollution and biogeochemistry. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Microbiology in 2020 from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon. He also holds a degree in Coastal and Marine Management (Oceanography), which he completed in 2022 at the Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.


Currently, Ernest serves as a Research Officer at the Association of Professionals in Coastal and Aquatic Management (APCAM) and is employed at COMASPRE HYDRO SARL. He has assisted lecturers and senior academics at the Institute of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences in undergraduate and postgraduate courses on topics such as the structure and functioning of coastal and marine environments, conservation and protection procedures, numerical ecology, cartography, and statistics. He has also participated in over 10 academic juries.

Ernest is actively involved in five national and international research projects. He has contributed to four thesis field projects, supervised more than six master’s theses, and mentored 25 graduate interns during their final degree projects and internships. Additionally, he has represented his work in five major national and international conferences, presenting both oral and poster communications.

Regarding his publications, Ernest co-authored an article based on his master’s thesis focused on marine annelids (oligochaetes) in the Nyong Estuary (Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Guinea). He also co-authored policy briefs during the Intergenerational Dialogue of the All-Atlantic Ocean for Resilience, Innovation, and Alliance (AAORIA Forum) in Ottawa. Furthermore, Ernest contributed to the design of a Commonwealth blog article titled Tackling Eutrophication: From Small Islands to Big Nations with GEM-in-a-Box, in collaboration with colleagues from the Bahamas and South Africa.

Sea regions of study

Gulf of Guinea
South Atlantic Ocean

Skills

Professionals skills 
- Excellent in calibration and measurement of Instrumentations use for Ocean Acidification and Eutrophication parameters monitoring 
- Transferring knowledges and Ocean literacy
- Coordinating mentorship programs
- Working in extremes conditions at sea
- Teamwork 
- Ocean Data Analysis

Software Skills:
- Ocean and Coastal Studies Resources and Free Software (e.g., Ocean Data View (ODV), QGIS 3.28)
- Graphics and Intuitive Programming (RStudio 4.2, Origin Pro 2024, Python 3.12)
- Ecological Data Analysis (CANOCO 5)
- Project Management (MindView 9)

Additional Skills:
- Writing proposals, papers, and CVs
- Crafting abstracts and delivering training
- Conducting mini-projects with mentees
- Science communication
- Project planning and management

Working language(s)

English
French

Citation(s)

ResearchGate

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Comment(s)

About working language, English is my Professional proficiency and 

French, my native. In fact, I am bilingual.

In terms of subject areas, I am combine biological, chemical and physical oceanography to have a good understanding of marine ecology.

As an actor of coastal and marine management with multiples skills, I am tying to improve the ocean literacy for youth scientist. This action will increase the considerations of our nutritional ocean systems.

Last Updated: 2025-05-10