Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen Dash
Role : Senior Scientist
+91 02876 231865
swatipriyankasen.cmfri@gmail.com
Focus of Research :
- Taxonomy,Fish biology, Fish Population Dynamics, Stock Assessment
- Elasmobranch fisheries, biodiversity and conservation
- Socioeconomics of marine fisheries
Background :
I have done my masters in fisheries resource management in 2010 during which I have worked on image analysis based stock identification protocols. I have completed my PhD. from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai in 2016 on fishery, biology and population dynamics of two sharks species. Currently I am working on Finfish biology and it population dynamics, including elasmobranchs as well as resolving the management strategy for the sustainable exploitation of these resources. I am also involved in studying the socioeconomics of marine fisheries sector. My research not only seeks to protect vulnerable marine species but also to empower coastal communities, advocating for sustainability as a shared responsibility between science, policy, and practice.
Education :
- PhD Since 2010 (Central institute of fisheries education, Versova, Mumbai)
- MSc 2010 (Central institute of fisheries education, Versova, Mumbai)
- BSc 2008 (Odisha university of agriculture and technology, Bhubaneswar)
Current Research Projects :
| No | Title | Funded By |
| 1 | Science for Sustainability: Developing an Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) to inform management decisions for marine fisheries of Odisha and West Bengal (SFD/IAF/12 ) | CMFRI |
| 2 | 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 ) | CMFRI |
| 3 | Development of Integrated Scientific Fishery Management Approaches for Biological and Livelihood Sustainability of Tuna and Tuna like fishes along the Indian coast (FFD/LPF/08 ) | CMFRI |
| 4 | Exploring Non-Conventional Fisheries Resources: Assessing their Fishery, Stock Status and Potential for Commercial Exploitation(FFD/ENCFR/33) | CMFRI |
| 5 | Economics, Trade and Stakeholders in Marine Fisheries Sector: A Policy Outlook (FRAEED/ETS/05) | CMFRI |
| 6 | Tribal Sub-plan and Scheduled Caste Sub-plan (TSP and SCSP) | ICAR |
Awards & Recognitions :
- Gold medal award for securing the top score in M.F.Sc. (2010) from Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Versova, Mumbai.
- Best paper presentation award at 13th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore,West Bengal, India in 2024.
- Best paper presentation award at 2nd International conference on sustainable fisheries and aquatic resource management: Life below water (SFARM-2024), Central Calcutta Science and Culture Organisation for youth, Kolkata, West Bengal in 2024.
Publications:
- Swatipriyanka Sen, Shrinivas Jahageerdar, A. K. Jaiswar, S. K. Chakraborty, A. M. Sajina, Gyanaranjan Dash (2011). Stock structure analysis of Decapterus russelli (Ruppell, 1830) from east and west coast of India using truss network analysis. Fisheries Research, 112:38-43.
- Sen, S., Dash, G., Kizhakudan, S.J. et al. Life history and stock status of the critically endangered Smoothback Guitarfish in the Northwestern Bay of Bengal. J Coast Conserv., 29, 19 (2025).
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-025-01102-4.
- Sen, S., Thomas, S., Kizhakudan, S. J., Dash, G., Pradhan, R. K., Ghosh, S., Das, M., Dash, B., & Zacharia, P. U. (2022). New observations of the endangered giant freshwater whipray, Urogymnus polylepis, provide further evidence for its distribution and breeding in the north-east coast of India. Journal of Fish Biology, 1(6):1-6.
- Gyanaranjan Dash, Swatipriyanka Sen, Pradhan, Rajesh Kumar,Ghosh, Shubhadeep, Josileen, Jose (2023). Application of information theory-based decision support system for high precision modeling of the length-weight relationship (LWR) for five marine shrimps from the northwestern Bay of Bengal. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 66. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2352 4855
- Ghosh, S., Dash, G., Dash, B., Pradhan, R. K., Megarajan, S., Behera, P. R., Ranjan, R., Sen, S., Das, M., Suresh, V. R., Gopalakrishnan, A., & Jena, J (2024). From ocean to cage: Evaluating the culture feasibility of Black-spotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus). Frontiers in marine Science, 11:1473319.
