Focus of Research :
- Resource economics and market research
- Policy research and international trade
- Socio Economics, Vulnerability studies and Climate change
Background :
Dr. Shyam S. Salim brings over 27 years of expertise in marine fisheries economics, domestic marketing and international fish trade, climate change impacts on fisheries and fishing communities, socio-economic and livelihood analysis, fisheries management, and policy research. He has played a pivotal role in strengthening collaborative networks within and outside the institute to support country-level fisheries management and fisher welfare initiatives.
Education :
- PhD 2003 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
- PGDBA 2000 Marketing & Management, Pondicherry University
- MSc 1998 Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
- BSc 1996 Agricultural, Kerala Agricultural University
Current Research Projects :
No | Title | Funded By |
1. | Fishery Management Regimes: Optimization and Innovation for the Blue Economy in the BOB Region (MEA) | Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |
2. | Strengthening Macro-Economic Aggregate and Gross Value Added (GVA) Estimation in the Indian Marine Fisheries Sector | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India |
3. | The changing dynamics of labour migration on employment, livelihoods and resource productivity patterns in Indian marine fisheries sector | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Government of India |
4. | Economics, Trade and Stakeholders in Indian Marine Fisheries Sector: A Policy Outlook (ETS-PO) | ICAR |
5. | Marine Fisheries Cenus-2025 (MOF) | Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India |
6. | Socio Economic Impact Evaluation of Mariculture Technology Interventions | ICAR |
7. | A comprehensive praxis on trans-inclusive gender mainstreaming through the paradigm of sustainable livelihoods in Indian fisheries sector (ICAR) | ICAR |
8. | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to support management decisions for marine fisheries in Karnataka & Goa | ICAR |
9. | Exploring Non-Conventional Fisheries Resources: Assessing their Fishery, Stock Status and Potential for commercial exploitation | ICAR |
10. | Assessment and management of small-scale bivalve and gastropod fisheries for sustainable exploitation in India | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- 2008 Best Teacher Hiralal Chaudharai award in Central Institute of Fisheries Education
- Academic Council member, Kerala Agricultural University -2012
- Faculty, Board of Studies Fisheries Management, KUFOS
- Member, Executive Committee of International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) during 2020-24
- Research Planning, Project Implementation, and Policy Advisory for Ministries of the Government of India
- Visiting faculty member under the Visiting Scholars to Advance Science Grants (VISTAS) Visiting Scholar Program funded by the Michigan State University (MSU),
- FAO Panelist - Fisheries management in the face of changing climate in International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthening the Science – Policy Nexus held at FAO Headquarters
Publications:
- Shyam, S Salim and Sathianandan, T V and Mohamed, K S and Narayanakumar, R and Athira, N R (2024) Fisher Development Index (FDI) for assessing Human Development in marine fishers of Kerala, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26 (5). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1573-2975
- Shyam, S Salim and Akhila, K and Anuja, A R and Narayanakumar, R (2022) Gauging the impacts and externalities of covid pandemic in marine fisheries sector of India: “Building Back Better”. Journal of Fisheries and Livestock Production, 10 (11). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2332-2608
- Popova, Ekaterina E and Yool, Andrew and Byfield, Valborg and Cochrane, Kevern and Coward, A C and Shyam, S Salim and Gasalla, Maria A and Henson, S A and Hobday, A J and Pecl, Gretta T and Sauer, Warwick and Roberts, Michael (2016) From global to regional and back again: common climate stressors of marine ecosystems relevant for adaptation across five ocean warming hotspots. Global Change Biology. pp. 1-16.
- Shyam, S Salim and Sathiadhas, R and Narayanakumar, R and Katiha, Pradeep K and Krishnan, M and Biradar, R S and Gopal, Nikita and Barik, N and Ganesh Kumar, B (2013) Rural Livelihood Security: Assessment of Fishers’ Social Status in India. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 26. pp. 21-30.
- Shyam, S Salim (2021) Oil Sardine Landings and Revenue Realization under a Climate Change Regime in India. Journal of Fisheries and Livestock Production, 9 (9). pp. 1-3.
