Focus of Research :
- Marine Finfish & marine ornamental fish breeding and larviculture
- Live-feed culture (Mass culture of marine microalgae in Recirculation Pond)
- Marine copepods culture
- Marine Finfish grow-out mariculture (Pond and Sea-cage farming)
Background :
I have been pursuing mariculture research at ICAR-CMFRI since 2008. I am currently working as a principal scientist in the mariculture division at ICAR-CMFRI, Karwar Regional Station. I have been associated and team lead member in the start-up phase of mariculture at ICAR-CMFRI and gained 15 years of experience in marine fish breeding, larviculture and sea cage grow-out farming of cobia, silver pompano, rabbit fish and selected damsel & clown marine ornamental fishes. The achievements began with the successful breakthrough in induced breeding and seed production of cobia and silver pompano for the first time in India. Developed and standardized techniques for mass production of selected marine microalgae, Nanochloropsis gadiatina, in open raceway ponds for commercial production of algae paste and algae meal used in aqua hatcheries and pharmaceutical industries. Developed the package of practice for mass production of marine copepods of Acartia spinicauda. A. southwelli, Pseudodiaptomus serricaudatus and Parvocalanus crassirostris as important live-feed in marine fish hatcheries are the major research area.
Education :
- PhD (pursuing) Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-Deemed University) , Mumbai
- MFSc 2006 Mariculture, Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University) , Mumbai
- BFSc 2003 Fisheries Science, TANUVAS, Chennai
Current Research Projects :
No. | Title of the project | Funded By |
1. | Development and standardization of seed production technologies of selected high value finfishes and shellfishes | ICAR-CMFRI |
2. | Development of sustainable mariculture practices through technological innovations in cage and coastal farming | ICAR-CMFRI |
3. | Nutrition and nutrigenomics research for mariculture and marine fisheries | ICAR-CMFRI |
4. | Environmental Sustainability through Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): A participatory approach for the socio-economic upliftment of coastal fishers of Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu | NABARD |
Awards & Recognitions :
- 2013: ICAR-CIFE fellowships for PhD Aquaculture.
- 2010: Letter of Appreciation by The Director General, ICAR for achieving the successful breeding and spawning of cobia and silver pompano for the first time in India.
- 2007: Merit Certificate by ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai for the Best Academic Performance.
- 2004-2006: ICAR- Junior Research Fellowship for M.F.Sc by ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai.
- 2003: Merit Fellowship from Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai.
Publications:
- Kalidas, C., Santoshi, B., Nazar, A.K. and Prabu, D.L., 2023. Optimization of adult stocking density for nauplii production in calanoid copepod, Acartia southwelli sewell 1914. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 26(1).
- Kalidas, C., Ramesh Kumar, P., Linga Prabu, D., Tamilmani, G., Anbarasu, M., Rajendran, P. and Thiagu, R., 2022. Optimizing stocking density for grow-out culture of silver pompano Trachinotus blochii (lacépède, 1801) in marine floating cages. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 34(1), pp.223-233.
- Prabu, D.L., Kalidas, C., Ranjith, L., Ebeneezar, S., Kavitha, M., Zacharia, P.U., Vijayagopal, P., Babu, A.M. and Muniswaran, B.R., 2023. Effect of water temperature on growth, blood biochemistry, digestive, metabolic enzymology, and antioxidant defences of Trachinotus blochiiAquaculture International, 31(3), pp.1499-1522.
- Abarna, K.M., Velu, R., Padmavathy, P., Jawahar, P., Uma, A., Kalidas, C. and Shukla, S.P. 2022. Effect of seaweed-based liquid extracts on biomass production and lipid accumulation in Nannochloropsis oculata and Dunaliella salina. Turkish Journal of Botany, 46, 4.
- Kalidas, C and Linga Prabu, D and Ranjith, L and Kavitha, M and Vimalkumaran, S., 2020 Portunid crab fattening in indigenous re-circulatory cellular units: a sensitivity analysis. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 23 (2). pp. 1771-1781.
