Focus of Research :
- Taxonomy of fish resources
- Molluscan biology and stock assessment
- Impact of climate change on fish resources
- Eggs and Larval study of fishes
Background :
Icompleted my Bachelor of Fisheries Science from College of Fisheries, Panangadin 2010 and my MFSc. in Fishery Resource Management from the ICAR- CentralInstitute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai in 2012. I joined the AgriculturalResearch Service (ARS) in January, 2014. In 2014 I was posted to theVisakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI as scientist in the Molluscan Fisheries Division.Since then I have been involved in the biological analysis and assessment ofmajor Molluscan resources of Andhra Pradesh and the impacts of climate changeon these resources. I am also involved in taxonomic study of fish resources. Studyon the recruitment dynamics of various bivalve resources etc.
Education :
- PhD (2018), ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- MFSc. (2012) in Fishery Resource Management, ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- BFSc. (2010), College of Fisheries, Panangad, Kerala Agricultural University
Current Research Projects :
No | Title | Funded By |
1 | Resource assessment and management frame work for sustainable marine fisheries of Andhra Pradesh | ICAR-CMFRI |
2 | Fishery management plans (FMPs) and recruitment dynamics of bivalves | ICAR-CMFRI |
3 | Resource management of marine gastropods of selected maritime states of India. | ICAR-CMFRI |
4 | Marine eggs and larval studies along the Indian Coast | ICAR-CMFRI |
5 | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Dr. E.G. Silas Award for the all India Professional Fisheries Graduate Forum (PFGF) in 2010
- Has been selected as the Best Fisheries Graduate of India (BFGI) in 2010
- Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri Gold Medal is awarded for the First Rank in MFSc (FRM) in 2010-2012 in ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai
Publications:
Best 5 Publications :
1.Jasmin F., Muktha M., S. Ghosh, S. K. Mohamed, A. K. Jaiswar, P. Laxmilatha and Latha Shenoy, (2018). Fishery and Stock Status of the cuttlefishes with a focus on needle cuttlefish Sepia aculeata Van Hasselt, 1835 off Andhra Pradesh coast, India. Indian J. Fish, 65(2): 26-32.
2.Muktha, M., Akhilesh, K. V., Sukumaran, S., Jasmin, F, Jishnudev, M. A. and Kizhakudan, S. J., (2018). Re-description of the longtail butterfly ray, Gymnura poecilura (Shaw, 1804) (Gymnuridae: Myliobatiformes) from Bay of Bengal with a neotype designation. Marine Biodiversity. 48(2), 1085-1096.
3.Behera, P. R., Jasmin, F., Muktha, M. and Jishnudev, M. A., (2017). First Record of the Longfin Gaper, Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara and Amaoka, 1964 (Family: Champsodontidae) Along Indian Coast. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 33 (1). pp. 51-55.
4.Muktha, M., Ghosh, S., Mini, K. G., Divipala I., Behera, P. R., Edward, L., Jasmin, F. and Raju, S. S. (2018). Policy Guidance on sustaining the marine fisheries of Andhra Pradesh. ICAR-CMFRI Mar. Fish. Policy Series No.9, 62 p.
5.Jasmin Felix, Latha Shenoy, (2017). Comparative study of fishing areas based on Potential Fishing Zone advisories along the Mumbai coast, Maharashtra. J. Indian Fish. Assoc., 44 (1): 31-39.
