Background :
I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) from the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Thoothukudi. Thereafter, I pursued my Master’s degree (2014–2016) in Fisheries Resource Management at the Fisheries College and Research Institute, TNJFU, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. In 2020, I qualified the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) examination under Fisheries Resources Management and joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as a Scientist in January 2020. My initial posting was at the Fisheries Resources, Harvest & Post-Harvest Management Division at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai (2020–2023). In December 2023, I was transferred to the Finfish Fisheries Division, Tuticorin Regional station of CMFRI. My research interests focus on marine fishery resource assessment and management, including studies on species biology, taxonomy, stock assessment, and the conservation of ecologically significant and protected marine species.
Education :
- M.F.Sc. – 2016 -Fisheries Resource Management (Fisheries College and Research Institute, TNJFU, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu)
- B.F.Sc. - 2014 (Fisheries College and Research Institute, TNJFU, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu)
Current Research Projects :
NO | Title | Funded by |
1. | Decoding the interplay of fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent factors on elasmobranchs of India to improve conservation, sustainability, livelihood security and management – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
2. | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to inform management decisions for marine fisheries of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
3. | Exploring Non-Conventional Fisheries Resources: Assessing their Fishery, Stock Status and Potential for commercial exploitation – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Secured first class with distinction in Master degree.
- Received “Dr.V.Rajagopalan Gold medal Award” for the best M.F.Sc., student in Fisheries Resource Management from Tamil Nadu Fisheries University.
- V, P. Jawahar & K. Karuppassamy. (2022). Stock assessment of the Portunid crab, Charybdis natator (Herbst, 1194) (Brachyura, Portunidae) from the Gulf of Mannar coast, India. Crustaceana. 95 (3) 253-269.
- Bandyopadhyay, R., Bhushan, S., Ramteke, K. K., Rawat, S., Wodeyar, A., Mallik, A., & Vidhya, V. (2025). Trophic guild structure, feeding overlap and diet-associated anthropogenic particles in the fishes of Manori Creek, Mumbai, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 89, 104272.
- Karuppasamy, K., Sureandiran, B., Vidhya, V. and Jawahar, P., 2024. New Distributional Record of Rhinoceros Leatherjacket, Pseudalutarius nasicornis (Teminck Schlegel, 1850)(Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae) From Arabian Coast. National Academy Science Letters, pp.1-4.
- Sureandiran, B., Dave, T.H., Solanki, J.B., Karuppasamy, K., Suyani, N.K. and Vidhya, V., First record of the pebble crab, Liagore rubromaculata (De Haan, 1835) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) from the west coast of India. Crustaceana, 96(11-12), pp.1085-1093.
- Karuppasamy,L. Ranjith, B. Sureandiran, P. Jawahar and V. Vidhya (2022). First Record of Spotwing Flying Gunard, Dactyloptena macracantha (Bleeker, 1854) (Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae) from Indian coastal waters. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00374-
- Karuppasamy, P. Jawahar, A. Kathirvelpandian, P. Purushothaman, L. Ranjith, P. U. Zacharia & V. Vidhya .(2020). New Distributional record of Oblique-barred Monocle Bream Scolopsis xenochrous (Perciformes:Nemipteridae) from Wadge Bank of Southeastern Arabian sea Thalassas: An international Journal of Marine Sciences., 36:517–523
Best 5 Publications :
Links to other profiles :
Google scholar- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0h9w16YAAAAJ
Research gate -https://www.researchgate.net/profile/V-Vidhya
