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The People in Front

Meet the people in front of Ornamental Fish International (OFI):
President:

Dr. Gerald Bassleer

Stationsstraat 130, B-2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium. Tel. +32 16 696 839; Fax: +32 16 696 931; E-mail: president@ofish.org.

Gerald has had a long career in the ornamental aquatic industry as an importer, than in 1995 he established his own  company, Bassleer Biofish inBelgium and his brand of fish food. Gerald has published a number of books on fish biology and fish health.

 

Secretary General:

Dr. Alex Ploeg
Ornamental Fish International Secretariat, Fazantenkamp 5, 3607 CA Maarssen, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 346-240141; Fax.+31 346-240161; E-mail: secretariat@ofish.org

Being an aquarium hobbyist since the age of six, Alex Ploeg developed in his hobby by studying taxonomy of tropical fishes at the University of Amsterdam. In 1991 he became fish breeder in the Netherlands Antilles, and made his entrance in the tropical fish trade in 1993. Since 1994 Alex has been involved in OFI as an advisor, since 2002 as member of the Executive Board. He was appointed Secretary General with effect from April 1st 2004.

Vice President:

Adriaan Brugman
Savannah Tropical Fish, Apartado Postal 151740, Bogota, Colombia.
Tel: +57 3 731 9777; Fax: +57 1 86 40 333; E-mail: wildfishes@gmail.com

Bachelor of Science & Master of Science in Fisheries from California State University. 5 months FAO study tour on Aquaculture and fish handling in Poland. Started, organized and directed the Aquaculture Department of the Natural Resources Institute of Colombia, directed governmental research in handling and breeding fishes. Grantee of the International Foundation for Science (Sweden) to study possibility of use of Colombian catfish in fish culture.  Workshop in Fish Diseases at the University of Georgia. In 1977 started his own ornamental fish export company known today now throughout the world by its quality and seriousness.

Executive Board:

Svein A. Fosså
Akvariekonsulenten, Fladefjell 15, NO-4878 Grimstad, Norway.
Tel: +47 3709 1888; Fax: +47 3704 3029; E-mail:
sfossa@online-no

Svein A. Fosså is a consultant on aquarium technique and ichthyology. He had his first experience as an aquarist in childhood, and has since aquired versatile experiences from the aquatic trade and sciences. Svein has authored and co-authored several books and articles on aquatic topics, including the landmark 'Korallenriff-Aquarium' / 'Modern Coral Reef Aquarium' series, published in German (6 volumes) and English (4 vols.). For many years, Svein has been recognized as a leading international voice for responsible and sustainable practices in the aquatic trade. He has been actively involved with OFI since 1995.
   

Ekembra Koroye
Avis Aquarium Supply,
Nigeria

Jackie Chan
Tung Hoi Aquarium Co.,
Hong Kong

Vibhu Perera
CEYLINCO ORNAMENTAL FISH AQUARIUM (PVT) LTD.
Sri Lanka

Sandy Moore
Segrest Farms
United States of America
Honorary Life Vice Presidents:
Keith Barraclough
Great Britain
 Vera Paccagnella
Italy
Board of Advisors:

Pauline Teo
Teo Way Yong & Sons
Singapore

 

Marc Seguinot
Exomarc Sarl
France

Javier Zavala
Stingray Aquarium
Peru

 

Deepak Nopany
Asian Exports
India

Mordi Haimi
MAG NOY LTD.
Israel

 

Shigezo Kamihata
Kamihata Fish Industries Ltd
Japan

Adolfo Santa-Olalla
Promotora Bama
Spain

 

Frank de Goey
Ruinemans Aquarium b.v.
The Netherlands

 

Mikael Håkansson
Imazo AB
Sweden

 

Willi Heidbrink
G. Höner
Germany

Milan Ullman
Milan Ullman
Czech Republic