Empowering Africa's blue economy leaders to secure the future of our food systems.
Discover the passion and purpose behind FishLead Hub. Learn how we are transforming challenges into opportunities for young leaders in fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy across Africa.
About FishLead Blue Innovation Hub
FishLead Blue Innovation Hub Ltd/Gte is a registered not-for-profit social enterprise established to address skills, leadership, interest, and knowledge gaps among young people within the African blue economy sectors.
Operating out of Akure, Nigeria, the youth-led organization works across the blue economy value chain to build technical capacity, empowering the next generation to drive and accelerate sustainable regional blue economy innovations.
We noticed a significant issue: The African aquaculture sector faces significant structural bottlenecks, especially limited technical expertise among the youth. FishLead Hub mitigates these challenges through tailored training initiatives, such as its Aquaculture Skills for Impact Programme (ASIP). This curriculum delivers hands-on instruction in hatchery management, fish health, rearing systems, feed and nutrition, post-harvest and value addition, business, and entrepreneurship to students, youths, and young professionals.
In addition to technical training, the hub operates early-career intervention initiatives such as the Catching Aquaculture Professionals Young Outreach Programme, designed to spark interest in fisheries, aquaculture, and blue economy careers among secondary school students before they make career choices; the Campus Chapters Initiative, which serves as a local base for students of fisheries, aquaculture, and related disciplines to connect, learn, and lead; and Monthly Webinars, Workshops, and Masterclasses programs, which connect our community members with academic and industry mentors across the globe. To drive institutional sustainability, the hub runs a commercial enterprise offering aquaculture services, including fish seed, grow-out production, fish value-added products, technical consultancy, farm setup, input supply and managed investments. This facility provides youth with real-world business experience, and 100% of the net profit directly funds the hub's non-profit programs.
A primary objective of FishLead Hub is developing a highly skilled youth workforce capable of adopting modern, environmentally responsible blue economy methodologies and securing the future of Africa and global food systems.
Meet our Founder and Advisors
Behind every service we provide is a dedicated team of professionals, each bringing their unique expertise and enthusiasm to our vision.
Ojo Pelumi, Oke
Founder
Partners & Memberships
Invest in Africa's future, invest in FishLead Hub
Getting involved with FishLead Hub means investing in the backbone of Africa’s future food security and economic resilience. We aren't just advocating for fisheries, aquaculture, and the blue economy; we are solving a human capital crisis. By supporting us, you are helping to stop the "brain drain" of talented youth out of the blue economy and turning disillusioned students into high-impact innovators.