Focus of Research :
- Fishery biology and marine ecology
- Remote sensing, geographic information system and climate change
- Fishery stock assessment, management and policy
Education :
- B. F. Sc (2007) College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri
- M.F. Sc (2010) College of Fisheries, Ratnagiri
Current Research Projects :
Current Research Projects:
Sl.No. | Project Title | Funded By |
1 | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to inform management decisions for marine fisheries of Maharashtra
| In-house |
2 | Decoding the interplay of fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent factors on elasmobranchs of India to improve conservation, sustainability, livelihood security and management | In-house |
3 | Resource assessment and management framework for sustainable marine fisheries of Lakshadweep (PEL/LAK/06)-ICAR-CMFRI | In-house |
4 | Marine Mammal Stock Assessment in India-Dept. of Fisheries, GOI | |
5. | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture - Marine Fisheries |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Technology Certificate - ICAR - A framework using biological reference points for
assessing the health status of marine fish stocks - Technology Certificate - ICAR - ArcGIS Web Application: An interactive seaweed
farming sites along Indian Coast
Publications:
- Nakhawa, A. D., Chellapan, A., KV, A., Bhendekar, S., Kumar, R., Vase, V. K., & PU, Z. (2023a). Investigation of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera (Cramer, 1777) outbreak on mangrove ecosystem in Mumbai metropolitan region using multi-spectral satellite data. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 60, 102828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102828
- Anulekshmi, N. C., Nakhawa, N. a. D., Azeez, N. P. A., Akhilesh, N. K. V., Bhendekar, N. S., Khandagle, N. P. A., Ghosh, N. S., Zacharia, N. P. U., Rohit, N. P. (2024c). Biology of the Bombayduck Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) from the north-eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 71(1). https://doi.org/10.21077/ijf.2024.71.1.131151-09
- Vase, V. K., Jayaraman, J., Kumar, R., Nakhawa, A., Rohit, P. (2022). Spatial mapping of fishing by Trawl fleet along the northeastern Arabian Sea: A Passive Geo-referencing technique in spatial data-sparse fishery. Thalassas an International Journal of Marine Sciences, 38(2), 779–792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00414-8
- Akter, S., Nakhawa, A., Bhendekar, S., Lal, D. M., Abidi, Z. J., Nayak, B. B., & Ramteke, K. (2024b). Deciphering the distribution of Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1817) along the Northwest coasts of India. Thalassas an International Journal of Marine Sciences, 40(3), 1481–1493. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00747-6
- Nakhawa, A. D., Tandel, S., Chellapan, A., K, A., V., & Kumar, R. (2021b). First record of hyperpigmentation in a unicorn cod, Bregmaceros Mcclellandi thompson, 1840 (Gadiformes: Bregmacerotidae), from the north-west coast of India. Thalassas an International Journal of Marine Sciences, 37(2), 683–688. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00313-4
