Focus of Research :
- Fisheries resource management and conservation
- Fishery biology and stock assessment of fishes
- Fish Taxonomy
Background :
Icompleted my Bachelor of Fisheries Science from College of Fisheries, Mangaloreand there after Master of Fisheries Sciences (Fisheries Resource Management)and Ph. D in Fisheries Resource Management from Central Institute of FisheriesEducation, Mumbai, during which I worked on micro algae and seaweeds. Presentlyworking on biology and fishery of pelagic resources of the Indian EEZ, for theirsustainable exploitation and resource management. Other research interests include;finfish taxonomy and seaweeds.
Education :
- Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries Resource Management at Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
- Master of Fisheries Sciences (Fisheries Resource Management), Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
- Bachelor of Fisheries Sciences, College of Fisheries, Mangalore
Current Research Projects :
No | Title | Funded By |
1. | Resource Assessment and Management Framework for Sustainable Marine Fisheries of Andhra Pradesh | CMFRI |
2. | National Fishery Management Framework for Large Pelagic Resources | CMFRI |
3. | Resource Assessment and Management Framework for sustaining Marine Fisheries of the Fishery of Lakshadweep | CMFRI |
Awards & Recognitions :
- “Young Scientist Award” for the year 2019 by Kalash Research and Welfare Society, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India,
- Associate Editor and Executive Member of Journal of Fisheries and Life Sciences
- Awarded Institutional Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. & M.F.Sc at Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
- Recognized as External Examiner and Paper setter of ‘West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences’ and ‘Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shalimar, Srinagar for fisheries courses
Publications:
Best 5 Publications :
1.Manas, H.M.,Deshmukhe, G., Venkateshwarlu, G., Chakraborty, S.K. and Jaiswar, A.K., 2015.Morphological comparison of different Caulerpa JV Lamouroux speciesalong Maharashtra and Gujarat coast, India. IndianJournal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 44, p.5.
2.H. M. Manas, G. Deshmukhe, G. Venkateshwarlu, A. K.Jaiswar, Indira Divipala and G. M. Siddaiah. 2017. Nutritional profile of someimportant Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux species along Maharashtra and Gujaratcoast, India. Journal of fisheries andLife Sciences, Vol 2(1), 30-34.
3.Kumari, K.,Munivenkatappa, M.H., Sinha, A., Borah, S. and Das, B.K., 2019. Bariliustorsai (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), a new freshwater fish fromthe Brahmaputra drainage, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11(14),pp.14808-14815.
4.Kavita, Kumari,,Manas, H.M., Archana, S., Satish, K.K., Soma, D.S., Simanku, B., Raju, B,Bijay, K.B. and Das, B.K., 2019. Genetic differentiation and phylogeneticrelationship of 11 Asian Sisorinae genera (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with newrecord of Pseudolaguvia foveolata. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, Vol.31(1),pp 35-41
5.Sarkar, S.D., Sahoo,A.K., Gogoi, P., Raman, R.K., Munivenkatappa, M.H., Kumari, K., Mohanty, B.P.and Das, B.K., 2019. Phytoplankton biomass in relation to flow dynamics: thecase of a tropical river Mahanadi, India. Tropical Ecology, pp.1-10
