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.
Ongoing Research Projects
a. In-house Projects
Development of Fishery Management Plans for sustaining Marine Fisheries of Kerala and Lakshadweep |
Development of Fishery Management Plans for sustainable Marine Fisheries of Gujarat |
Assessment of the Elasmobranch resources in the Indian seas |
Derivation and characterisation of embryonic & induced pluripotent stem cell lines from selected marine fish species aimed at Mariculture/ conservation.
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b. Sponsored Projects
ICAR funded project “National Initiative in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) |
MOES funded project “Resources Assessment & Bar coding of Elasmobranchs” |
MOES SIBER project “ Flow of Matter through tropic levels and bio-geochemical cycles in Marine and Estuarine ecosystems”
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c. Consultancy Projects
Installation of Artificial Reefs in the inshore waters of Tamil Nadu (IFAD) |
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. |
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) |
c. Consultancy Projects
Consultancy project on installation of Artificial Reefs in the inshore waters of Tamil Nadu (IFAD) (Ongoing 2012 onwards) |
Significant Achievements in the last 5 years
Technologies/ concepts/ findings