Austin Stankus
Aquaculture officer, FAO's Fisheries Division![Austin Stankus thumbnail](https://images.thefishsite.com/fish/articles/AE2017/austin-stankus-FAO.jpg?thumbnail=48)
Austin's duties include work on cross-sectoral approaches to integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems. He has supported the establishment of aquaponic demonstration systems in the Caribbean, and has conducted multiple trainings and authored several publications in aquaponics. Austin holds a MSc in zoology from the University of Hawai'i where his studies and work centred on aquaponics and insect-based composting of food waste as an alternative fish feed.