Focus of Research :
- Shellfish Fishery, Biology and Resource Management
- Ecological Monitoring and Management
- Shellfish Mariculture
- Site selection for deployment of Artificial Reefs
Background :
After completing my master's degree in aquatic environmental management (2013) at CIFE, I worked as an Inspector of Fisheries at Villupuram for the state fisheries department of Tamil Nadu from 2013 to 2014. In 2015, I became a Scientist of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at ICAR (101st FOCARS at NAARM, Hyderabad). In 2024, I completed my doctor of philosophy in Fisheries Resource Management at the Faculty of Fisheries Science, KUFOS. I was a scientist in the Mandapam Regional Research Centre of CMFRI, Mandapam, where I worked from 2015 to 2022 in the Crustacean Fisheries Division. I am focusing on the biology and population dynamics of shellfish (e.g., prawns, crabs, lobsters, cephalopods, and gastropods) at the shellfish fisheries division beginning in 2022. I'm also working on the long-term use of this resource's management plan.
Education :
- Ph. D - 2024 (Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies, Panangad, Kochi).
- M.F.Sc.- 2013 (ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai)
- B.F.Sc. - 2011 (Fisheries College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu)
Current Research Projects :
No | Title | Funded By |
1. | Science for sustainability: developing an integrated assessment framework to support management decisions for marine fisheries in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
2. | Investigations on the recruitment of juvenile/subadult penaeid shrimps form nursery habitats to derive management insights for the coastal penaeid shrimp fishery – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
3. | Assessment and management of small-scale bivalve and gastropod fisheries for sustainable exploitation in India – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
4. | Captive breeding and seed production of important finfishes, shellfishes and other invertebrates for sustainable mariculture, fisheries enhancement, and conservation – (Co-PI) | CMFRI |
Awards & Recognitions :
- 2011- ICAR- Junior Research Fellow for M.F.Sc. in CIFE, Mumbai
- 2013 - Gold medal award for securing top OGPA in M.F.Sc. from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai.
- 2024- Best presentation award at 13th IFAF, Kolkata
Publications:
- Rajkumar, M and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Saravanan, Raju and Thirumalaiselvan, S and Remya, L (2024) Food and feeding strategies of the green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844, in southeastern India. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 44 (2). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1937-240X
- Rajkumar, M and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Midhun, M and Rajkumar, R and Thirumalaiselvan, S and Saravanan, R (2024) Morphometric relationships and condition factor of the green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 (Decapoda, Penaeidae), from Palk Bay waters of Tamil Nadu. Crustaceana, 97 (3-4). pp. 163-179. ISSN 1568-5403
- Rajkumar, M and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Ramesh Kumar, P and Saravanan, Raju and Thirumalaiselvan, S and Josileen, Jose and Sobhana, K S and Rosalind, M George (2023) Reproductive biology of green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 in Palk Bay, southeast coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 66. pp. 1-16. ISSN 2352 4855
- Rajkumar, M and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Josileen, Jose and Sobhana, K S and George, Rosalind M (2023) Relationship fecundity – morphometrics in the green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844 (Decapoda, Penaeidae), along the Palk Bay, southern Peninsular India. Crustaceana, 96 (9). pp. 853-865. ISSN 1568-5403
- Rajkumar, M and Midhun, M and Thirumalaiselvan, S and Rajkumar, R and Saravanan, Raju (2022) Unique occurrence of large-sized diamondback squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus (Troschel, 1857) in the Gulf of Mannar. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 51 (7). pp. 650-653. ISSN 0975-1033
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