Focus of Research :
- Marine Fisheries Management
- Finfish Mariculture
- Impact of Climate change on Marine Fisheries
Background :
After taking masters in Fish Production and Management in 1999 and PhD in Aquaculture in 2002, I worked as Assistant Director Fisheries in the Department of Fisheries, Karnataka for two years from 8th March 2005 to 12th March 2007. Later, Joined as Subject Matter Specialist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mangalore of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and worked for five years from 13th March 2007 to 27th March 2012. Joined as Senior Scientist in Pelagic fisheries division at Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI, Mangalore from 28th March 2012 to 27th March 2018. Currently working as Principal Scientist at Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI, Mangalore since 28th March 2018 and involved in finfish fisheries biology and population dynamics, finfish mariculture, Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), studies on climate change in relation to marine fisheries and resource mapping of marine species.
Education :
- Ph.D 2002 Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Mangalore (UAS, Bangalore)
- M.F.Sc., 1999 Fish Production & management, College of Fisheries, Mangalore (UAS, Bangalore)
- B.F.Sc., 1997 College of Fisheries, Mangalore (UAS, Bangalore)
Current Research Projects :
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to support management decisions for marine fisheries in Karnataka & Goa | ICAR-CMFRI |
| 2 | Development of Integrated Scientific Management Approaches for Biological and Livelihood Sustainability of Large Pelagic Fishery along the Indian coast (FFD/LPF/08) | ICAR-CMFRI |
| 3 | 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) | ICAR-CMFRI |
| 4 | Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for the alternate livelihood of fishers and augmenting fish production of Coastal waters in Karnataka. | NFDB, Hyderabad |
| 5 | National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) | ICAR, New Delhi |
| 6 | Fishery and stock assessment of small pelagics in purse seines along Karnataka coast. | Yashaswi Fish Meal and Oil Co. Karnataka |
Awards & Recognitions :
- 2002 University Gold medal from University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore for Ph.D
- 2010 Scientist of the year 2010 award from National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi
- Best Scientist Award 2024 from Fisheries and Life Sciences Society, College of Fisheries, Mangalore.
- Fellow of National Environmental Science Academy (FNESA), New Delhi
- Recognized research guide for Mangalore University, Karnataka
- Recognized research guide for College of Fisheries Mangalore, Karnataka
- Recognized research guide of ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
- Consulting Editor of the International Journal - Journal of Environmental Biology since 2016
- Member of the technical committee of ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore to provide technology and methodology support to KVK.
- Member of the National level Expert committee to examine purse seine fishing operations undertaken by fishermen of different maritime states/Union Territories and provide recommendations for national consensus on purse seine fishing.
- Secretary, Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch (AFSIB) for the period from 2022-2027.
Publications:
- Rajesh, K M., Rohit, P.,Abdussamad, E M. and Viswambharan, D (2020). Reproductive biology of the sawtooth barracuda, Sphyraena putnamae (Jordan and Seale, 1905) along the coastal waters of Karnataka, southeastern Arabian Sea. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 36: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101314
- Rajesh, K. M. Rohit, P., Viswambharan, D., Abdussamad, E.M. and Mridula Rajesh (2021). Feeding behaviour of the sawtooth barracuda, Sphyraena putnamae(Jordan and Seale, 1905) along the southeastern Arabian Sea, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science,47: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101974
- Rajesh, K. M., Rohit, P. and Abdussamad, E. M. (2021). Fishery and biological traits of obtuse barracuda Sphyraena obtusata (Cuvier, 1829) off south-west coast of India. Journal of Environmental Biology, 42: 112-117.
- Rajesh, K. M., Rohit, P., Ghosh, S., Margaret M. R. A., Sivadas, M., Anulekshmi, C., Abdul Azeez, P., Manas, H. M., Vinothkumar, R., Nakhawa, A. D. and Abdussamad, E. M. (2022). Diet composition and feeding behavior of largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758 along the Eastern Arabian Sea and Western Bay of Bengal. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), 51(11): 900-908.
- Rajesh, K. M, Sujitha Thomas, Sandhya Sukumaran, Purushottama, G. B., Nataraja, G. D., Dineshbabu, A. P., Rohit, P. and Zacharia, P. U. (2022). New distributional record of greater amberjack Seriola dumerili(risso, 1810) (perciformes: Carrangidae) from the eastern Arabian Sea, India. Indian Journal of Animal Research, 56 (2): 243-248.
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