Focus of Research :
- Sustainability and Management of Indian Marine Fisheries
- Fish taxonomy and biology
- Ecosystem based fisheries management
- Fish breeding
Background :
I joined the Agricultural Research Service in 2018 after completing the 108th FOCARS at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, and was posted to the ICAR–Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI), Port Blair, in October 2018. In March 2022, I moved to the Minicoy Regional Station of CIARI, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, where I continued my research and professional activities in island agriculture and fisheries. In October 2025, I joined the Vizhinjam Regional Centre of the ICAR–Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. At present, my research focuses on the taxonomy, fisheries biology, stock assessment, craft and gear technology, and breeding of demersal and pelagic fishes, with particular emphasis on the fisheries resources of the southern Indian coast.
Additionally, I have contributed to the sustainable fisheries and culture in islands, mud crab fattening and integrated farming model in islands.
Education :
- Ph.D 2019 Fisheries Resource Management, CIFE, Mumbai
- M.F.Sc 2015, Fisheries Resource Management, CIFE, Mumbai
- B.F.Sc 2013, KUFOS, Panangad
Current Research Projects :
No | Project Details | Name of funding agency |
1 | Decoding the interplay of fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent factors on elasmobranchs of India to improve conservation, sustainability, livelihood security and management (FFD/ELM/07) Status: Co-Principal Investigator | ICAR |
2 | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to support management decisions for marine fisheries of Kerala & Lakshadweep (FFD/IAF/09) Status: Co-Principal Investigator | ICAR |
3 | Development of Integrated Scientific Fishery Management Approaches for Biological and Livelihood Sustainability of tuna and tuna-like fishes along the Indian coast” (FFD/LPF/08) Status: Co-Principal Investigator | ICAR |
4 | Exploring Non-Conventional Fisheries Resources: Assessing their Fishery, Stock Status and Potential for commercial exploitation” Status: Co-Principal Investigator | ICAR |
5 | Scheduled caste Subplan project Status: Co-Principal Investigator | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Hiralal Chaudhuri Gold medal: M.F.Sc in FRM (2013-15)
Publications:
- Gladston, Y., Mary, A. S., Karangothi, S. H., & Xavier, K. A. (2026). Anthropogenic marine litter in unique mangrove ecosystem of remotely isolated oceanic atoll, Minicoy, Lakshadweep archipelago, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 198(4), 384.
- Gladston, Y., Devi, M.S., Xavier, K.M., Kamat, S., Chakraborty, S.K., Ravi, O.P.K. and Shenoy, L., 2017. Design and gillnet selectivity of Pampus argenteus along the Satpati coast, Maharashtra, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 9, pp.156- 161.
- Gladston, Y., Xavier, K.M., Ajina, S.M., Ravi, O.P.K., Devi, M.S., Chakraborty, S.K. and Shenoy, L., 2018. Operational performance and catch composition of pomfret gillnets of Maharashtra, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 22, pp.31-37.
- Gladston, Y., Akhilesh, K.V., Thakurdas, C., Ravi, O.P.K., Ajina, S.M. and Shenoy, L., 2018. Length–weight relationship of selected elasmobranch species from north?eastern Arabian Sea, India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 34(3), pp.753-757.
- Ramakrishnan, R., Gladston, Y., Kumar, N.L., Rajput, P., Murali, R.M. and Rajawat, A.S., 2020. Impact of 2004 co-seismic coastal uplift on the mangrove cover along the North Andaman Islands. Regional Environmental Change, 20(1), pp.1-12
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