Thrust areas of research
Estimation of maximum sustainable yield and stock assessment of major demersal fishes of the Indian coast.
Development of management options to maritime states for sustaining and enhancing the demersal resources.
Assessing the impact of climate change on marine fisheries and enhance the resilience of marine fisheries through development and application of improved production technologies.
Inventorying of Elasmobranchs occurring along Indian waters through DNA bar coding, prepare a national plan of action for sharks for better management and conservation.Evaluation of the fishery and resource characteristics of exploied pelagic resources growth, migration and stock assessment of major exploited pelagic fishery resources-by direct development of fisheries management advisories for Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Orissa and West Bengal and Lakshwadeep.
Development of management strategies for sustaining the pelagic fish stock and yield at optimum levels.
Ongoing Research Projects:
SI.No. | Project title & Code | Present Status/ Remarks |
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1 | Resource assessment and management framework for sustaining marine fisheries of Karnataka and Goa (PEL/RMS/03). PI: Dr. Prathibha Rohit | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
2 | National Fishery Management Framework for Large Pelagic Resource (PEL/LPR/04). PI: Dr. E.M. Abdussamad | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
3 | Resource Assessment and Management Framework for sustaining Marine Fisheries of Lakshadweep (PEL/LAK/06). PI: Dr. K. Mohammed Koya | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
4 | Resource Assessment and Management framework for Sustaining Marine Fisheries of Kerala (DEM/RMS/07). PI: Dr. T. M. Najmudeen | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
5 | Resource Assessment and Management framework for sustaining Marine Fisheries of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (PEL/RMS/08). PI: Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakkudan | Inhouse-Continuing, 2017-2024 |
6 | Resource Assessment and Management framework for sustaining Marine Fisheries of Gujarat (DEM/RMS/09). PI: Shri. Vinaya Kumar Vase | In-house Continuing 2017-2023 |
7 | Resource Assessment and Management framework for sustaining Marine Fisheries of Andhra Pradesh (DEM/RMS/10). PI: Dr. Muktha Menon | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
8 | Developing management plans for sustainable exploitation and conservation of elasmobranchs in India (DEM/ELS/11). PI: Dr. Sujitha Thomas | Inhouse-Continuing 2017-2024 |
9 | Marine eggs and larval studies along the Indian Coast (PEL/EL/40)PI: Dr. Prathibha Rohit PI: Dr. Reshma Gills | ICAR Extramural Funded Project 2019-2022 |
a | Cage Culture Demonstration of Indian Pompano (Trachinotus mookalee) in Chandipur, Odisha PI: Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh | IMPRESS – ICSSR Funded Project 2019-2022 |
b | Pilot Scale Demonstration and Feasibility Study of Lobster Fattening in integration with Pompano and Seaweed in the Lagoons of Lakshadweep PI: Dr. K. Mohammed Koya | NFDB Funded Project 2020-2023 |
b | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) PI: Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan Dr. Ratheesh Kumar R. | NFDB Funded Project 2020-2023 |
Completed Projects (last plan period)
a. In-house Projects
Management advisories for sustaining marine fisheries of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry |
Management advisories for sustaining marine fisheries of Gujarat. |
Carbon sequestration potential of Indian seaweeds. |
Management advisories for sustaining marine fisheries of Kerala and Lakshadweep |
Management Advisories for sustaining marine fisheries of Karnataka and Goa. |
Strategies for sustaining the tuna fisheries along the coast of India |
b. Sponsored Projects
Impact, adaptation and vulnerability of Indian marine fisheries to climate change (ICAR network project) |
Studies on marine mammals in the Indian EEZ (MoES) |
Bio-inventorisation of the coral fishes of South India with special emphasis on threats and conservation measures (MoEF) |
Establishment and characterisation of cell lines from selected marine food fish and ornamental fish (DBT) |
A Value Chain on Oceanic Tuna Fisheries in Lakshadweep Seas (Funding - NAIP ICAR). |
Assessment of Myctophid resources in the Arabian Sea and development of Harvest & Post-harvest Technologies (Funding - CMLRE -Ministry of Earth Sciences). |
Assessment of deep-sea fishery resources of the Indian continental slope (Funding - CMLRE -Ministry of Earth Sciences) |
c. Consultancy Projects
Consultancy project on installation of Artificial Reefs in the inshore waters of Tamil Nadu (IFAD) (Ongoing 2012 onwards) |
Impact of the discharge of the high saline effluent on the various biological entities with M/s Chennai Water Desalination Ltd., Chennai. |
Installation of the artificial reefs in five of the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu with Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai |
Significant Achievements in the last 5 years
Significant Achievements in the last 5 years
Technologies/ concepts/ findings