Focus of Research :
- Shellfish Fisheries
- Bivalve farming
Background :
After completing my Master's in Fisheries Science (2013) from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, I joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research as an ARS Scientist in 2015. I served as a Scientist at the Regional Research Centre, Anand, Gujarat, of ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture from 2015 to 2018. I continued my service at CIFA Headquarters in Bhubaneswar from 2018 to 2022, focusing on the captive breeding of freshwater indigenous ornamental fishes. In April 2022, I joined ICAR-CMFRI at the Chennai Regional Station and am currently serving at the Mangalore Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI.
Education :
- Ph D 2020 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education
- M.F.Sc 2013 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education
- B.F.Sc 2011 Kerala Agricultural University
Current Research Projects :
Current Research Projects:
Sl.No. | Project Title | Funded By |
1 | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to support management decisions for marine fisheries in Karnataka & Goa | CMFRI |
2 | Assessment and management of small-scale bivalve and gastropod fisheries for sustainable exploitation in India | CMFRI |
3 | Development of sustainable mariculture practices through technological innovations in cage and coastal farming | CMFRI |
4 | Developing a National Roadmap for Integrated Coastal Conservation and Fisheries Enhancement along the Indian coast through Artificial reefs | CMFRI |
5. | Socio Economic Impact Evaluation of Mariculture Technology Interventions | CMFRI |
6. | Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for the alternate livelihood of fishers and augmenting fish production of coastal waters in Karnataka | NFDB |
- Ail, S.K.S., Misra, C.K., Chaudhari, A.K., Landge, A., Dube, K., Nayak, B.B. and Shenoy, L., 2019. Comparative analysis of fish culture methods in village ponds of Gujarat. Fishery Technology, 56(4).
- Ail, S.S., Krishnan, M., Jayasankar, J., Landge, A. and Shenoy, L., 2014. Evaluation of compliance of marine fisheries of Kerala with article 8 of FAO CCRF. Fishery Technology, 51, pp.167-172.
- Kumar Rajan, Dash Gyanaranjan, Muktha M, Sasikumar Geetha, U Ganga, Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Anulekshmi Chellappan, SN Bhendekar, Sandhya Sukumaran, Sujitha Thomas, Eldho Varghese, EM Abdussamad, Jose
Josileen, Swatipriyanka Sen Dash, Shikha Rahangdale, S Lakshmi Pillai, L Remya, KV Akhilesh, Rekha D Chakraborty, KM Rajesh, TM Najmudeen, Somy Kuriakose, KG Mini, GB Purushottama, M Kavitha, R Vidya, Ajay D
Nakhawa, R Vinothkumar, Subal Kumar Roul, V Mahesh, Livi Wilson, Indira Divipala, F Jasmin, P Abdul Azeez, S Surya, Mohammed Koya, HM Manas, Vinay Kumar Vase, M Rajkumar, AP Dineshbabu, PT Sarada, V Venkatesan, Rekha J Nair, Rajesh Kumar Pradhan, P Gomathi, S Ali Sunil Kumar, A Margaret Muthu Rathinam, P Laxmilatha, Shubhadeep Ghosh, J Jayasankar, A Gopalakrishnan. 2024. Assessment of marine fish stocks within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone: Status report 2022. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 71(1), pp.1-11. - Padhi, N., Jena, S.K., Ail, S.K.S., Ferosekhan, S., Sahoo, S.N., Udit, U.K., Bairwa, M.K. and Swain, S.K., 2022. Does tank background colour influence the growth, survival, and carotenoid content in fishes? An illustration in filament barb, Dawkinsia filamentosa (Valenciennes, 1844). Aquaculture, 560, p.738536.
- Swain, S.K., Ail, S.K.S., Jena, S.K., Bairwa, M.K. and Sahoo, S.N., 2021. Preference of breeding substratum, embryonic development and seed production of honey gourami, Trichogaster chuna (Hamilton, 1822)-An
indigenous ornamental fish in demand. Aquaculture, 542, p.736874.
