Focus of Research :
- Marine finfish breeding and seed production
- Finfish mariculture
- Ornamental fishes
- Live feeds
Background :
I joined the Agriculture Research Service as Scientist in 2014. After completing FOCARS at ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, I worked at the ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair from 2014 to 2017. During this time, I contributed to the development of freshwater fish farming and was involved in fish disease surveillance in the islands. I was also involved in the installation of the first indigenously fabricated galvanized iron cage (CMFRI design) to popularize mariculture in the islands.
I joined ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in 2017 in Mariculture Division, Kochi. From 2017 to 2023, I worked at the Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI. During this time, we successfully developed the induced breeding of vermiculated spinefoot, Siganus vermiculatus and black seabream, Acanthopagrus berda. Broodstock development, final oocyte maturation and breeding of Fanged seabream, Sparidentex jamalensis was also achieved. Since 2023, I have been working at the Vizhinjam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI.
Education :
- Ph.D.: 2018 - ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- M.F.Sc.: 2011 - ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- B.F.Sc.: 2009 – College of Fisheries, Panangad, Kochi
Current Research Projects :
Sl. No. | Title | Funded by |
1 | Development of hatchery technologies for commercially important species in mariculture | CMFRI |
2 | Development of sustainable mariculture practices through technological innovations in cage and coastal farming | CMFRI |
3 | Delineating the compensatory growth pattern in stunted fingerlings of marine finfishes for production enhancement | CMFRI |
4 | Analysis of reproductive characteristics of selected potential species for mariculture | CMFRI |
5 | Development of breeding and supply centre for damsel fishes | BIRAC |
6 | All India Network Project on Mariculture | ICAR |
7 | National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture(NICRA) | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Best Poster Award (2016): Seaweed Research and Utilisation Association, Parangipettai
- Best Research Publication Award (2016): ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair
- Fellow of Andaman Science Association (2016): Andaman Science Association, Port Blair
- President Appreciation Award (2016): Society for Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development (MOBILIZATION), New Delhi
- Best Hindi Publication Award (2016): ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair
Publications:
eprints@cmfri
Best 5 Publications :
1.Anuraj, A and Suresh Babu, P P and Loka, Jayasree and Ignatius, Boby and Santhosh, B and Ramudu, Kurva Raghu and Sonali, S M and Rao, K Srinivasa and Dube, Praveen and Kumbhar, N P and Joseph, Shoji and Imelda, Joseph and Gopalakrishnan, A and Shirdhankar, M M (2021) Induced breeding and larval rearing of vermiculated spinefoot, Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes, 1835) in indoor conditions. Aquaculture, 539. pp. 1-8.
2.Suresh Babu, P P and Anuraj, A and Shilta, M T and Jeena, N S and Dube, Praveen and Rao, K Srinivasa and Vaidya, N G and Sonali, S M and Loka, Jayasree and Ramudu, Kurva Raghu and Imelda, Joseph and Gopalakrishnan, A (2022) Broodstock development, final oocyte maturation and breeding of the newly described sparid fish, Fanged seabream, Sparidentex jamalensis Amir, Siddiqui & Masroor, 2014. Aquaculture Research. pp. 1-11
3.Suresh Babu, P P and Anuraj, A and Shilta, M T and Asokan, P K and Vinod, K and Dube, Praveen and Rao, K Narayana and Vaidya, N G and Sonali, S M and Pal, Mahendra and Loka, Jayasree and Santhosh, B and Jeena, N S and Imelda, Joseph and Ignatius, Boby and Gopalakrishnan, A (2022) Broodstock development, breeding and larval rearing of Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775), a suitable species for farming in tropical waters. Aquaculture Research. pp. 1-15.
4.Suresh Babu, P P and Anuraj, A and Shilta, M T and Ebeneezar, Sanal and Shinoj, P and Ramudu, Kurva Raghu and Praveen, N D and Vaidya, N G and Pal, Mahendra and Ignatius, Boby and Gopalakrishnan, A (2023) Compensatory growth and production economics of Silver pompano, Trachinotus blochii (Lacepede, 1801) fingerlings stunted by feed and space deprivation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10. pp. 1-14.
5.Shinoj, P and Muktha, M and Jeeva, Charles J and Johnson, B and Anuraj, A and Swathi Lekshmi, P S and Ramachandran, C and Padua, Shelton and Aswathy, N and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Divu, D and Megarajan, Sekhar and Geetha, R and Vinuja, S V and Ignatius, Boby and Suresh, V V R and Narayanakumar, R and Gopalakrishnan, A and Chand, Prem (2023) Sustainable intensification of small-scale mariculture systems: Farm-level insights from the coastal regions of India. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7. pp. 1-27
